Meanings
nounpalliative care (uncountable)
- uncountableA specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients.
Translations
Arabic رِعَايَة تَلْطِيفِيَّة
- رِعَايَة تَلْطِيفِيَّةspecialized area of healthcare
Catalan cures pal·liatives
- cures pal·liativesspecialized area of healthcare
Chinese Mandarin 臨終關懷 /临终关怀, 善終服務 /善终服务
- 臨終關懷 /临终关怀 (línzhōng guānhuái)specialized area of healthcare
- 善終服務 /善终服务 (shànzhōng fúwù)specialized area of healthcare
- 姑息療法 /姑息疗法 (gūxī liáofǎ)specialized area of healthcare
- 緩和醫療 /缓和医疗 (huǎnhé yīliáo)specialized area of healthcare
- 安寧療護 /安宁疗护 (ānníng liáohù)specialized area of healthcare
- 寧靜護理 /宁静护理 (níngjìng hùlǐ)specialized area of healthcare
- 紓緩護理 /纾缓护理 (shūhuǎn hùlǐ)specialized area of healthcare
Finnish palliatiivinen hoito, oireita lievittävä hoito
- palliatiivinen hoitospecialized area of healthcare
- oireita lievittävä hoitospecialized area of healthcare
French soin palliatif
- soin palliatifspecialized area of healthcare
German Palliativpflege, Palliativversorgung
- Palliativpflegespecialized area of healthcare
- Palliativversorgungspecialized area of healthcare
Greek παρηγορητική φροντίδα
- παρηγορητική φροντίδα (parigoritikí frontída)specialized area of healthcare
Irish cúram maolaitheach
- cúram maolaitheachspecialized area of healthcare
Japanese 姑息的治療
- 姑息的治療 (kosokuteki chiryō)specialized area of healthcare
Korean 완화치료
- 완화치료 (wanhwachiryo)specialized area of healthcare
Māori taurimatanga whakamatemate
- taurimatanga whakamatematespecialized area of healthcare
Russian паллиати́вная по́мощь
- паллиати́вная по́мощь (palliatívnaja pómoščʹ)specialized area of healthcare
Spanish cuidados paliativos
- cuidados paliativosspecialized area of healthcare
Swedish palliativ vård
- palliativ vårdspecialized area of healthcare
Turkish palyatif bakım
- palyatif bakımspecialized area of healthcare
Cite this entry
APA
palliative care. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palliative%20care
MLA
“palliative care.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palliative%20care. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palliative care,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palliative%20care.
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