Medical Dictionary

palliate

vt pal·li·ate \ˈpal-ē-ˌāt\
pal·li·at·edpal·li·at·ing

Medical Definition of PALLIATE

:  to reduce the violence of (a disease) :  ease without curing
pal·li·a·tion \ˌpal-ē-ˈā-shən\ noun

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