Craft and StructureMediumWord for treatment that eases symptoms only
Craft and Structure practice question
The new drug is ____ rather than curative: it relieves the pain of the disease without slowing its progress.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. palliativeCorrect
- B. preventive
- C. experimental
- D. diagnostic
Answer: A. palliative
Relief without cure.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. preventive
- Preventive treatment stops a disease from starting.
- C. experimental
- Experimental describes its status, not its effect.
- D. diagnostic
- Diagnostic drugs identify a disease.
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