palliative

English

Etymology

From New Latin *palliativus, from Medieval Latin palliare (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpalɪətɪv/

Adjective

palliative (comparative more palliative, superlative most palliative)

1. Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
2. (medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

Synonyms

• (medicine):

Coordinate terms

• (medicine): analgesic, lenitive

Related terms

• palliate
• palliation

Translations

reducing progression and relieving symptoms

• Czech: paliativní (cs)
• French: palliatif (fr)
• German: palliativ (de)
• Greek: καταπραϋντικό (el) (katapraÿntikó) n 
• Hebrew: מקל (he) (makel) m

• Italian: palliativo (it)
• Portuguese: paliativo (pt) m, paliativa (pt) f
• Russian: паллиативный (ru) (palliatívnyj) 
• Spanish: paliativo (es)
• Swedish: lindrande (sv)

See also

• Palliative care on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Palliative care

Noun

palliative (plural palliatives)

1. (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.

   The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives.

External links

• palliative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• palliative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• palliative at OneLook Dictionary Search

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French

Adjective

palliative f

1. feminine form of palliatif

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Italian

Adjective

palliative f

1. Feminine plural form of palliativo