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noun
- 1. care for the terminally ill and their families, especially that provided by an organized health service.
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- Palliative care
Area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of dying patients
Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Within the published literature, many definitions of palliative care exist. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes palliative care as "an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and t... Wikipedia
