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palliative

/ˈpæliətɪv/noun

उच्चारण पैलिअटिव

दर्द कम करने वाली दवा या उपचार, उपशामक

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] medical

    a medicine or medical treatment that reduces pain without curing the cause of the pain

    दर्द कम करने वाली दवा या उपचार, उपशामक

    • Morphine is used as a palliative for patients with severe pain.

    Synonyms painkiller sedative analgesic

  2. 2

    [C] formal, disapproving

    an action that is designed to make a difficult situation seem better without actually solving the cause of the problem

    अस्थायी उपाय, ऊपरी इलाज

    • Free gifts before elections are only palliatives, not real solutions to poverty.

    Synonyms stopgap band-aid

    Opposite cure remedy

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    reducing pain or the unpleasant effects of a problem without dealing with the cause

    उपशामक, दर्द या कष्ट कम करने वाला

    • palliative care for patients with cancer
    • These measures are merely palliative.

    Synonyms soothing calming alleviating

◇Word family
palliate verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

painkiller sedative analgesic stopgap band-aid soothing calming alleviating

Antonyms

cure remedy

§Grammar and usage

Usage: palliative care is care that makes very ill patients comfortable and reduces their pain, rather than trying to cure the illness.

Usage में palliative care वह देखभाल है जो गंभीर रोगियों को आराम देती है और उनका दर्द कम करती है, रोग को ठीक करने का प्रयास नहीं करती।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Latin word pallium, meaning 'cloak', because such treatment covers up the problem rather than curing it.

यह Latin शब्द pallium से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'लबादा' है, क्योंकि ऐसा उपचार समस्या को ढक देता है, ठीक नहीं करता।