palliative
adjective
[ ˈpalɪətɪv ]
• (of a medicine or medical care) relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition.
• "orthodox medicines tend to be palliative rather than curative"
Similar:
soothing,
alleviating,
sedative,
calmative,
calming,
alleviative,
alleviatory,
lenitive,
demulcent,
assuasive,
mitigatory,
mitigative,
paregoric,
palliative
noun
• a palliative medicine, measure, etc.
• "antibiotics and other palliatives"
Similar:
painkiller,
analgesic,
pain reliever,
sedative,
tranquillizer,
anodyne,
calmative,
opiate,
bromide,
lenitive,
demulcent,
mitigative,
paregoric,
Origin:
late Middle English (as an adjective): from French palliatif, -ive or medieval Latin palliativus, from the verb palliare ‘to cloak’ (see palliate).
