area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of dying patients
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Palliative care (from Latin root palliare "to cloak") is an interdisciplinary medical care-giving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating or reducing suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Many definitions of palliative care exist.
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes palliative care as:
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