- terminal illness
- Last illness.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
terminal illness
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Terminal illness — is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe an active and malignant disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for… … Wikipedia
terminal illness — noun A fatal disease in its final stages • • • Main Entry: ↑terminal … Useful english dictionary
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Terminal Illness Insurance — (known as Accelerated Death benefit in North America) pays out a capital sum if the policyholder is diagnosed with a terminal illness from which the policyholder is expected to die within 12 months of diagnosis, by a physician who specialises in… … Wikipedia
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Terminal — may mean: In travel and transport *Pharmaceutical Buying House , is a private initiative global trading platform, located in Dhaka, Bangladesh *Airport terminal, a building at an airport *Bus terminal, a bus station *Container terminal, a… … Wikipedia
illness — I noun affliction, ailing, ailment, complaint, defect, disability, disease, disorder, infirmity, malady, prostration, sickness associated concepts: mental illness, terminal illness, Unemployment Compensation, Workers Compensation Law II index … Law dictionary
illness — ill|ness W3S2 [ˈılnıs] n [U and C] a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill ▪ She had all the normal childhood illnesses . ▪ I d been told I d been suffering from various illnesses . ▪ Her mother was just recovering from an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
terminal — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)mɪn(ə)l[/t]] terminals 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A terminal illness or disease causes death, often slowly, and cannot be cured. ...terminal cancer. ...his illness was terminal. Derived words: terminally ADV ADV adj The patient is terminally… … English dictionary
terminal — 01. We took the bus all the way to the [terminal] in downtown Pittsburgh, where my sister and her husband picked us up. 02. The [terminal] at the airport was full of people greeting and saying good bye to friends and family. 03. The doctor says… … Grammatical examples in English
