palliative
noun [C] /ˈpæl.i.ə.tɪv/
/-t̬ɪv/ Definition
› specialized a drug or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing the cause of the painMedicine in different forms › formal something that makes a problem seem less serious but does not solve the problem or make it disappear: We want long-term solutions, not short-term palliatives.Solving and solutions palliative adjective specialized › palliative careUseful or advantageous
(Definition of palliative noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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