palliation

Etymology
Old (and modern) French, from late Latin, from.

Noun

 * 1) The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
 * 2) Extenuation; mitigation.
 * 1) Extenuation; mitigation.
 * 1) Extenuation; mitigation.

Translations

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 * Serbo-Croatian: palijacija, palijativa