palliative

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French palliatif, from New Latin *palliātīvus, from Medieval Latin palliō (“to cloak”), from Latin pallium (“a cloak”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpælɪətɪv/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpælieɪtɪv/, /ˈpæliətɪv/ === Adjective === palliative (comparative more palliative, superlative most palliative) Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== palliate palliation ==== Translations ==== === Noun === palliative (plural palliatives) (medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine. === See also === Palliative care on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Further reading === “palliative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “palliative”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “palliative”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === palliative feminine singular of palliatif == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === palliative inflection of palliativ: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pal.ljaˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: pal‧lia‧tì‧ve === Adjective === palliative feminine plural of palliativo