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palliative care
noun
- medical care focused on improving the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses, as by treating symptoms and providing emotional support.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of palliative care1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
She said, 'I have learnt that delivering the best possible palliative care to children is vital.
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I found a solution in palliative care—which is dedicated to minimizing pain and keeping the chronically ill out of the hospital.
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This is palliative care—a return of some control to people during a passage in life that is uncontrollable.
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