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adjective
1.
serving to palliate.
noun
2.
something that palliates.
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Palliative
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Example Sentences
- With no respite care and insufficient palliative care, we suffered on together.
- Quality-of-life topics, such as pain relief, stress management and palliative care are sensitively treated.
- It is only when pain and fever are masked by the palliative of aspirin that boils erupt on the human body.
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Word Origin & History
palliative
1540s (adj.), from Fr. palliatif (14c.), from M.L. palliatus (see palliate). As a noun, recorded from 1724.
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palliative pal·li·a·tive (pāl'ē-ā'tĭv, -ē-ə-tĭv)
adj.
Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure.
pal'li·a'tive·ly adv.
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