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palliative(dictionary)
palliative(dictionary)
palliative(medicine)
Palliative(health)
palliative treatment(medicine)
palliative therapy(medicine)
Palliative treatment(health)
Palliative Care(health)
palliative care(medicine)

palliative care (medicine) and Valencia (iou)


palliative care (medicine)


palliative care
Treatment aimed at relieving symptoms and pain rather than effecting a cure.


Valencia (iou)



Valencia noun. L18.
[A province, town, and former kingdom of eastern Spain.]
I.
Used attrib. to designate things originating from or associated with Valencia. L18.
Valencia almond, Valencia raisin, etc. Valencia orange a late-ripening variety of sweet orange.
II.
(Also valencia.) A mixed fabric mainly used for livery waistcoats, with a worsted weft and a silk or cotton warp, and usu. striped. Also, a lightweight twilled English suit and dress fabric made of woollen (or wool and silk) yarns. M19.
ellipt.
a. A Valencia almond or raisin; a type of raisin similar to that from Valencia. M19.
b. A Valencia orange. L19.
Valencian noun & adjective (a) noun a native or inhabitant of Valencia; the Catalan dialect of Valencia; (b) adjective of or pertaining to Valencia or the Valencians: M18.