palliative
adjective
uk/ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpæl.i.ə.t̬ɪv/medicalspecialized
(of adrugormedicaltreatment)reducingpainwithoutcuringthecauseof thepain:
Olderpeoplefacingaterminalillnessmaywanttochoosepalliativecareonly.
Thesuccessofchemotherapyas aformof palliativetreatmentdependson thetypeoftumour.
formal
making aproblemseemlessseriousbut notsolvingtheproblemor making itdisappear:
Short-term, palliativemeasureswere taken which gave theappearancethat theproblemswere beingaddressed.
Some of the palliativestrategiesdo not makesense.
- We need tointegratepalliativecareintomainstreammedicine.
- The onlyfeasibletreatmentis palliative.
- All of these will be only palliativemeasuresif we go onincreasingourglobalpopulation.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- overdose
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug
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palliative
noun[C]
uk/ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/us/ˈpæl.i.ə.t̬ɪv/medicalspecialized
adrugormedicaltreatmentthatreducespainwithoutcuringthecauseof thepain:
治标药物,缓解剂;治标措施,保守疗法Most of theAIDSresearchcommunitywere eitherworkingonvaccinesforpreventionor onstrongerpalliatives.
Thesubstancehas beenconsumedas a palliative byindigenousgroupsin Appalachia.
formal
something that makes aproblemseemlessseriousbut does notsolvetheproblemor make itdisappear:
权宜之计;缓冲剂;消极措施Wewantlong-termsolutions, notshort-termpalliatives.我们需要长期的解决方法,而非短期的权宜之计。
Knittingbecamea palliative for Mary as thelongmiserabledaysstretchedoutahead.
Medicine in different forms
- blister pack
- bolus
- Caplet
- chemotherapy
- dosage
- dose
- elixir
- injectable
- injection
- jab
- jag
- knockout drops
- medication
- mixture
- overdose
- patent medicine
- pharmaceutical
- phial
- prescription
- wonder drug
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Solving and solutions