, 1985, Una nox dormienda means that one final night that has to be slept through after a few score years of pain and its palliations, of pleasure and disgust after pleasure. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked
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Palliation — Pal li*a tion, n. [Cf. F. palliation.] 1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices. [1913 Webster] 2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palliation — (Linderung, aus lat. ‚pallium‘ (Mantel) bzw. ‚palliare‘ (mit einem Mantel umhüllen, verbergen)) bezeichnet allgemein eine medizinische Maßnahme, deren primäres Ziel nicht der Erhalt (Prophylaxe), die Genesung (Heilung) oder die Wiederherstellung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
palliation — [paljɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. V. 1560; poliation, v. 1455; pauliation « adoucissement de la douleur », 1314; bas lat. palliatio. ❖ 1 Méd. anc. Action de pallier un mal, une douleur. 2 (V. 1455). Fig., vx. Fait de donner un aspect favorable à ce qui est … Encyclopédie Universelle
palliation — index abatement (reduction), extenuating circumstances, justification, mitigation, moderation, mollification, relief ( … Law dictionary
Palliation — To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely. Palliation cloaks a disease. To take a case, a 91 year old man was found to have a tumor in his lung. He did not have chest surgery because of his … Medical dictionary
palliation — (pal li a sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. 1° Action de pallier, déguisement. Palliation d une faute. • Ne suffisait il pas d avoir permis aux hommes tant de choses défendues par les palliations que vous y avez apportées ?, PASC. Prov … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
PALLIATION — s. f. Déguisement, action de pallier. Ce n est pas une justification, c est une palliation. En ce sens, il a vieilli. Il signifie quelquefois, en termes de Médecine, Adoucissement, modération de la douleur et des symptômes les plus violents Il… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
palliation — Relief of symptoms and suffering caused by cancer and other life threatening diseases. Palliation helps a patient feel more comfortable and improves the quality of life, but does not cure the disease … English dictionary of cancer terms
palliation — palliate ► VERB 1) make (the symptoms of a disease) less severe without removing the cause. 2) make (something bad) less severe. DERIVATIVES palliation noun. ORIGIN Latin palliare to cloak … English terms dictionary
palliation — noun see palliate … New Collegiate Dictionary
palliation — See palliate. * * * … Universalium
