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palliative
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural palliatives
plural palliatives
Learner's definition of PALLIATIVE
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1
medical : something that reduces the effects or symptoms of a medical condition without curing it姑息剂；治标剂
- The disease has no cure, but a number of palliatives exist.没有方法能治愈这种病，但是有一些姑息剂。
- Travel is like a palliative against depression for him.旅行能缓解他的抑郁。
2
formal : something that is intended to make a bad situation seem better but that does not really improve the situation缓和物；权宜之计
- symbolic palliatives for inner-city troubles缓解市中心问题的象征性的权宜办法
— palliative
adjective- palliative care/treatment治标护理；姑息治疗
Example Sentences
Noun The disease has no cure, but a number of palliatives exist. Travel is like a palliative against depression for him. symbolic palliatives for inner-city troubles
Recent Examples on the Web
Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Harkins’ work in family medicine and palliative care had prepared her to be direct but reassuring. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 Overconfidence in drugs is one reason doctors don’t talk more about services that do improve both the quality and quantity of life with their patients with advanced and terminal cancer, such as early palliative care. S. Monica Soni, STAT, 6 Sep. 2022 In a follow-up conversation with Refinery29, Dr. Arya, a palliative care physician and a lecturer at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, ON, added that now isn’t a time to let our guard down. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Kyeremanteng is a critical care and palliative care physician at The Ottawa Hospital, who also frequently discusses healthcare on podcasts and other platforms. Fox News, 16 Sep. 2021 No more changes, for now, said Dr. Mona Raed, Chase's palliative care physician. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2021 At Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, improving life for pediatric palliative care patients and families is a high priority. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022 Half of all palliative care patients have the virus. Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020 The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2022 Doctors have prescribed Vantas, along with other forms of Lupron, as a palliative for prostate cancer. Tyler O'neil, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2021 The latter were more popular than the former – offering fantasy as a palliative for hardship – and one program in particular proved to be considerably more popular than Yeltsin himself. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021 This rewardingly democratic night, in this time of endless crazy, feels like a palliative. Washington Post, 1 July 2021 Eventually, knitting came to seem value-neutral, a kind of personal palliative. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 Getting outdoors has never been more important—as a pastime, but also as a palliative for our mental and physical woes. Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020 These are palliative treatments, and sometimes therapeutic, but my SSRIs are essential. Stuart Leach, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2018 Giving their all Heather Martin is a nurse practitioner working with Goodenough on Methodist's palliative care team, working with patients and their families to create care and quality-of-life planning. Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2020 See More
Adjective
The hospice charity has been providing end-of-life and palliative care for people in the area for around 30 years for free, and the charity relies on donations for half of its $15.5 million annual running costs. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Harkins’ work in family medicine and palliative care had prepared her to be direct but reassuring. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 Overconfidence in drugs is one reason doctors don’t talk more about services that do improve both the quality and quantity of life with their patients with advanced and terminal cancer, such as early palliative care. S. Monica Soni, STAT, 6 Sep. 2022 In a follow-up conversation with Refinery29, Dr. Arya, a palliative care physician and a lecturer at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, ON, added that now isn’t a time to let our guard down. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Kyeremanteng is a critical care and palliative care physician at The Ottawa Hospital, who also frequently discusses healthcare on podcasts and other platforms. Fox News, 16 Sep. 2021 No more changes, for now, said Dr. Mona Raed, Chase's palliative care physician. Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2021 At Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, improving life for pediatric palliative care patients and families is a high priority. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2022 Half of all palliative care patients have the virus. Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2020 Noun
President Joe Biden proposes to temporarily suspend collection of the federal gas tax as a palliative for voters irritated and injured by high and rising gasoline prices. The Editors, National Review, 23 June 2022 Doctors have prescribed Vantas, along with other forms of Lupron, as a palliative for prostate cancer. Tyler O'neil, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2021 The latter were more popular than the former – offering fantasy as a palliative for hardship – and one program in particular proved to be considerably more popular than Yeltsin himself. Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021 This rewardingly democratic night, in this time of endless crazy, feels like a palliative. Washington Post, 1 July 2021 Eventually, knitting came to seem value-neutral, a kind of personal palliative. Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021 Getting outdoors has never been more important—as a pastime, but also as a palliative for our mental and physical woes. Matt Bean, Sunset Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020 These are palliative treatments, and sometimes therapeutic, but my SSRIs are essential. Stuart Leach, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2018 Giving their all Heather Martin is a nurse practitioner working with Goodenough on Methodist's palliative care team, working with patients and their families to create care and quality-of-life planning. Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2020 See More 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
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