palliative care
Medical and nursing term for care that relieves suffering and improves quality of life for patients with serious illness, not limited to end-of-life care.
Palliative care is important for relieving pain in cancer patients.
She works in a palliative care ward.
palliative care ward
Compound of 緩和 (kanwa, 'relief, alleviation') and the loanword ケア (kea, from English 'care').