noun
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.
緩和ケアは、がん患者の痛みを和らげるために重要です。
Palliative care is important for relieving pain in cancer patients.
彼女は緩和ケア病棟で働いている。
She works in a palliative care ward.
Compound of 緩和 (kanwa, 'relief, alleviation') and the loanword ケア (kea, from English 'care').