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PALLIATIVE-TREATMENT


origination date: 31/08/2001
originator: Pamela
subject field: medicine: treatment
check date: 20/05/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAPAIN-MANAGEMENT
SUBCLASSESEUTHANASIA
PAIN-CONTROL-TREATMENT
DESCENDANTSANTERIOR-RHIZOTOMY-
BIOFEEDBACK
EPIDURAL-DORSAL-COLUMN-STIMULATOR
EUTHANASIA
NERVE-BLOCK
PAIN-CONTROL-TREATMENT
POSTERIOR-RHIZOTOMY
RHIZOTOMY
TRANSCUTANEOUS-ELECTRICAL-NERVE-STIMULATION
ANCESTORSALL
CANCER-MEDICAL-SERVE
CANCER-TREATMENT
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
MEDICAL-SERVE
PAIN-MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
TREATMENT-TO-HEAL-CANCER-EFFECTS
WORK-ACTIVITY


English
palliative treatmentterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: treatment to relieve the symptoms of the disease, but not to cure it. It often takes the form of pain management. (en)
supportive treatmentterm type: synonym
reliability code: 9
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: see palliative treatment. (en)

Spanish
tratamiento paliativoterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: masculine
definition: tratamiento que consiste en aliviar o reducir la intensidad de los síntomas, pero que no consigue la curación de la enfermedad. (es)