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What is a palliation?

What is a palliation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
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The aggressive end stage management of these patients sharply contrasted with the palliation of terminal cancer patients.
The European civil protection mechanism then appears to be efficient palliation.
It is swifter in its destruction of the central nervous system and responds poorly to symptomatic palliation.
This study suggests that active involvement by caregivers committed to palliation can help alleviate the suffering of children dying from cancer.
It shifts the focus from eradication and cure to containment and palliation.
Antiperspirants can provide useful palliation in patients with moderate hyperhidrosis, but in severe cases they are ineffective.

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