noun🔗ShareSomething that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine."The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives."medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareServing to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate."The school offered a palliative solution by allowing students to retake the test, hoping to lessen the anxiety surrounding failing grades. "medicineaidsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMinimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease."The doctor recommended palliative care to focus on managing the patient's pain and discomfort from their advanced cancer, rather than trying to cure it. "medicinediseasesufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
