palliativo

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palliativo

  • /palljaˈtivo/

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derivazione di palliare

noun palliativi

  1. farmaco usato per la terapia palliativa, ovvero per la terapia dei sintomi
  2. figuratively provvedimento temporaneo

Similar: calmante, sedativo, rimedio momentaneo, soluzione apparente, intervento superficiale · Opposite: terapia efficace, rimedio profondo, intervento radicale.

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In English

  • stopgap short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained
  • palliative reducing progression and relieving symptoms

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@misc{palliativo_2026,
  title = {palliativo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/palliativo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}