Looking for the meaning or definition of the word palliative? Here's what it means.
Adjective
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirablesymptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
Noun
(medicine) Something that palliates, particularly a palliative medicine.