palliative
adjective
pal·li·a·tive
| \ ˈpa-lē-ˌā-tiv
, ˈpal-yə-
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, ˈpal-yə-
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Definition of palliative
(Entry 1 of 2)
: serving to palliate
palliative surgery palliative care palliative drugs
palliative
nounDefinition of palliative (Entry 2 of 2)
: something that palliates
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Examples of palliative in a Sentence
Noun
The disease has no cure, but a number of palliatives exist. Travel is like a palliative against depression for him. symbolic palliatives for inner-city troubles
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Up until that time, opioids had been reserved for cancer patients and palliative care, and only for short durations because of the concern about addiction. — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, "Gupta: Doctors must lead us out of our opioid abuse epidemic," 27 Aug. 2019 There was warranted skepticism that this is more of a public relations play by the NFL, the possibility that using the imprimatur of a legend like Jay-Z was nothing but a palliative measure. — Ben Baskin, SI.com, "Jay-Z Plans to Inspire Change, But Roger Goodell Partnership Met With Skepticism," 14 Aug. 2019 Many of the patients who died were on ventilators and receiving palliative care. — Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News, "Ohio doctor accused of murder in 25 patient overdose deaths," 6 June 2019 Even for patients with terminal diagnoses, traditional medicine can offer palliative care that can manage the pain and may be covered by health insurance. — Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, "They turn to Facebook and YouTube to find a cure for cancer — and get sucked into a world of bogus medicine," 25 June 2019 Many of the patients who died were on ventilators and receiving palliative care. — Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News, "Ohio doctor accused of murder in 25 patient overdose deaths," 6 June 2019 Many of the patients who died were on ventilators and receiving palliative care. — Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News, "Ohio doctor accused of murder in 25 patient overdose deaths," 6 June 2019 In addition to palliative care, the Shiley Foundation has made major contributions to education, the arts, medical research and community services. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Shiley gives $2.6 million to palliative care institute at Cal State San Marcos," 12 June 2019 Many of the patients who died were on ventilators and receiving palliative care. — Kantele Franko, Anchorage Daily News, "Ohio doctor accused of murder in 25 patient overdose deaths," 6 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The patient’s attending physician would be required to offer other treatment options, including palliative care. — Washington Post, "New Jersey court ruling lets assisted suicide go ahead," 27 Aug. 2019 The patient’s attending physician would be required to offer other treatment options, including palliative care. — Mike Catalini, BostonGlobe.com, "New Jersey court ruling lets assisted suicide go ahead," 27 Aug. 2019 The focus remains the same: comfort and palliative care, including pain medications, in a patient’s final months of life. — Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, "Hospices go unpunished for reported maggots and uncontrolled pain, watchdog finds," 9 July 2019 The reports did not log data on opioids used to treat opioid use disorder, cancer patients or those who receive hospice or palliative care. — Ryan Faircloth, Twin Cities, "Minnesota health care providers to receive reports on their opioid prescribing practices," 28 June 2019 And in her role as the Royal Patron of East Anglia's Children’s Hospices, Kate understands how crucial hospices and palliative care services can be for many families. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kate Middleton Pens an Emotional Letter Supporting Children's Hospice Week," 17 June 2019 His clinical trial is the first step toward getting mifepristone approved as a palliative therapy. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Can the abortion pill treat advanced lung cancer? This infertility expert wants to find out," 3 July 2018 Under the law, patients must administer the drug to themselves, and his or her attending physician would be required to offer other treatment options, including palliative care. — Mike Catalini, The Seattle Times, "New Jersey law allows terminally ill to get life-ending meds," 13 Apr. 2019 With the national hospice and palliative care movements only beginning, our discussions with this man and his wife focused mostly on which chemotherapies might be able to prolong his life. — WSJ, "The Top Five Health Posts of 2018 from The Experts," 31 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'palliative.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for palliative
palliative
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of palliative
medical
: something that reduces the effects or symptoms of a medical condition without curing it
formal
: something that is intended to make a bad situation seem better but that does not really improve the situation
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palliative
adjective
pal·lia·tive
| \ ˈpal-ē-ˌāt-iv
, ˈpal-yət-
\
, ˈpal-yət-
\
Medical Definition of palliative
(Entry 1 of 2)
: reducing the severity of a disease or condition without curing it : providing palliative care
palliative treatment Although valve replacement is an important advance in the treatment of patients with valve disease, it is a palliative rather than a curative procedure.— Robert A. O'Rourke, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 13 Aug. 1982
palliative
nounMedical Definition of palliative (Entry 2 of 2)
: something that reduces the severity of a disease or condition without curing it
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