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Meanings of palliative in English
Catalan
pal·liatiu Spanish
tratamiento paliativo Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear.
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Examples for "lenitive"
Examples for "lenitive"
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True, some of us had had a go at being lenitive.
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I rode to Kensington and procured her a lenitive, with which I returned.
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Playing is sometimes an excellent lenitive to calm the mind, and to smother the ardent fire of love.
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If he cannot digest a strong-working decoction to eradicate the evil, let him at least take a lenitive to ease it:
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He did the strange thing of touching my arm lightly, a lenitive gesture, his unseen hand coming out of the darkness.
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My dear boy, learn this grand truth now: That philosophy is never satisfactory; it is only mitigatory.
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From 1905 on they were in decided opposition to the existing system, and were revolutionary rather than merely mitigatory organizations.
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As construction projects gain pace once again, there is an accelerating demand for suitably trained, qualified and experienced archaeologists to undertake necessary mitigatory works.
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I thought initially that these were offences which justified a jail sentence, but the mitigatory circumstances would have converted that to a suspended sentence.
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Also they had been promised a solution of the noise mystery and was not that in itself sufficient alleviative?
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In Holland and Belgium, a law introduced to alleviative the suffering of mentally competent adults is routinely used on non-mentally competent adults and even children.
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Our study aims to illuminate the mitigative effects of paclitaxel on sepsis-induced ALI and its relevant mechanisms.
Usage of palliative in English
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Every nursing home needs to link with the community palliative care team.
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Thus, most patients are treated with a palliative intention at first diagnosis.
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Methods: We retrospectively studied here four consecutive patients, who underwent palliative pneumonectomy.
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Results: Eighty-eight pediatric patients were treated to 131 lesions with palliative RT.
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This case represents a very rare indication for palliative chest wall resection.
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One palliative of winter on Winter is that the days stay light.
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However, cost-effectiveness analyses of palliative care interventions in these settings are lacking.
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IFN 5 MU three times weekly does not enhance these palliative benefits.
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Few therapeutic options are available for patients with PD requiring palliative care.
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He said he was uninsured and his partner was in palliative care.
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A palliative care unit was also included in the development's master plan.
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Patients who were formerly treated with palliative intent may now be cured.
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Its indications are limited, and it is often performed as palliative care.
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Chemotherapy constitutes only a palliative strategy, with limited effects on life expectancy.
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Second-line chemotherapy is palliative and aims to reduce symptoms and prolong survival.
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The patient opted for palliative care and was referred to a hospice.
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