Meaning & use
Palliation
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The act of relieving the symptoms or severity of a disease or condition without curing its underlying cause.
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For patients with terminal illness, palliation focuses on comfort rather than cure.
The medication provided palliation of pain but did not treat the infection itself.
A note on using this word
The root of 'palliative care,' a branch of medicine dedicated to comfort and quality of life rather than treatment of a disease.
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reliefalleviation
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