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palliative Definition


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palliative
noun
    1. Anything used to reduce pain or anxiety.
adj
    1. Having the effect of alleviating or reducing pain.
      Thesaurus: easing, assuaging, soothing, analgesic, anodyne, sedative; Antonym: aggravating, irritant.
Etymology: 16c: French.



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