palliative
pal-li-a-tive
adjective
Relieving pain or symptoms without curing the underlying disease or problem.
"Palliative care focuses on improving quality of life."
noun
A drug or treatment that provides relief from symptoms, not a cure.
"The medication served as a palliative."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: alleviator, alleviant, mitigative, moderating, mitigatory, alleviatory, lenitive, alleviative