palliative
adjective
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
At MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, palliative care specialist Dr. Ishwaria Subbiah now devotes extra time to choosing painkillers as availability changes. — Linda A. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "The other opioid crisis: Hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortage," 28 June 2018 For example, Crossroads palliative specialists recently were asked to help a terminal patient of Native American heritage who was on a ventilator. — Guest Columnist/cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Hospice and palliative experts extend family doctor's care at end of life: Dr. Walter George (Opinion)," 15 Apr. 2018 His father’s palliative care team has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday afternoon. — Karen Weintraub, STAT, "An anti-aging researcher faces the loss of his inspiration: his 96-year-old father," 20 June 2018 They were joined by a team of nurses, social workers, therapists, and specialists in ethics, psychology, and palliative care. — Tom Avril, Philly.com, "He had 2 heart transplants. At 43, as a new dad, he needed a third," 13 June 2018 The appeals court and European Court of Human Rights upheld the original ruling: that Evans should be taken off life support and provided with palliative care. — Tara Isabella Burton, Vox, "The controversy surrounding terminally ill British toddler Alfie Evans, explained," 27 Apr. 2018 Early palliative care can even potentially extend survival in complex and chronic diseases. — Amanda Alladin, M.d., miamiherald, "Pediatric palliative care: living with hope and quality throughout illness | Miami Herald," 24 Apr. 2018 Cake’s other cofounder, palliative care doctor Mark Zhang, isn’t surprised by the reluctance. — Robert Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, "End-of-life software has a problem: Users who don’t want to think about it," 10 Feb. 2018 But 5% of heart failure remains refractory to medical treatment, and in these patients palliative care has been shown to improve patient satisfaction and decrease costs. — Marc Siegel, WSJ, "Barbara Bush Faces Death With Courage," 16 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Physicians’ attitudes toward palliative and hospice care have likely shifted in the past decade. — Orly Nadell Farber, STAT, "Physicians’ beliefs may override cancer patients’ wishes for end-of-life care, study finds," 9 July 2018 Barbara Bailey, a palliative and hospice care nurse educator, hosted. — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Going this way? Death is still inevitable, but 'angels' and cafes want to change our last days," 20 May 2018 Telleen said while both palliative and hospice aim to manage pain and symptoms, palliative care is a support that may be provided while a person is still receiving aggressive treatments. — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, "Hospice is different from palliative care but both are considered 'comfort care'," 20 Apr. 2018 Kay Hawes, a spokeswoman for the University of Kansas Medical Center, said Riseman was a hospice and palliative medicine fellow at the KU School of Medicine from 2009 to 2010. — Andy Marso, kansascity, "Doc was sued for malpractice 13 times in Illinois. He's in 'good standing' in Missouri | The Kansas City Star," 25 Mar. 2018 Harman was not involved in the new research but has also applied machine learning techniques in her field to identify patients who may benefit from palliative care interventions. — Orly Nadell Farber, STAT, "Are we spending too much on the dying? New research challenges this widely held view," 28 June 2018 There was something unique about this palliative-care consultation, however. — Ian Haydon, Philly.com, "Working to save lives, Philly physicians find way to help patients confront death," 26 June 2018 The palliative care team is encouraging him to dial back on his father’s aggressive care. — Karen Weintraub, BostonGlobe.com, "A doctor wages personal and professional battles against aging," 23 June 2018 Keep in mind that palliative care may also be an option. — Stacey Burling, Philly.com, "How to know when it's time for hospice," 22 June 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
: 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
ˈpal-yət-
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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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