English language
Toggle Transcript
palliation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | extenuation, mitigation |
| Type of | step-down, decrease, diminution, reduction |
| Derivation | palliate |
palliation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | alleviation, easement, easing, relief |
| Derivation | palliate |
Examples of palliation
palliation
It is the third surgery in a staged palliation for single-ventricle heart defects.
From the sciencedaily.com
What would be amazing is if he managed to stick to science-based treatment for palliation.
From the scienceblogs.com
Radiotherapy has a role in the palliation of metastatic melanoma.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They switched her treatment mode to palliation, as is appropriate.
From the scienceblogs.com
Radiation therapy and radiofrequency ablation may be used for palliation in patients who are not surgical candidates.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Surgery can be performed for palliation, if the malignancy is invading or compressing the duodenum or colon.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The best we can do is to prolong life, sometimes only by weeks or months, sometimes much longer, and to provide palliation.
From the scienceblogs.com
Just because a cancer is no longer curable does not mean that it is no longer treatable or that effective palliation does not exist.
From the scienceblogs.com
- Easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
- Extenuation: to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
- (palliate) extenuate: lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
- (palliate) relieve: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- (palliative) remedy that alleviates pain without curing
- (palliative) alleviative: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
- Palliative care (from Latin palliare, to cloak) is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms, rather than striving to halt, delay, or reverse progression of the disease itself or provide a cure. ...
- The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief
- (palliate) To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]; To hide or disguise. [16th-19th c.]; To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]; To lessen the severity of; to extenuate, moderate, qualify. [17th-18th c. ...
