Palliation

[,pæli'eiʃən]

(noun.) easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause.

Typed by Clyde--From WordNet

(n.) The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.

(n.) Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease.

(n.) That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised.

Typist: Penelope

n. [1]. Extenuation.[2]. Mitigation, alleviation, relief.

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