terminal diagnosis
Incurable illness verdict
A terminal diagnosis is a medical determination that a disease or condition will result in death, typically within a limited timeframe.
The phrase implies no cure or effective treatment exists: She received a terminal diagnosis and was given six months to live.
Terminal here means final—the end point of an illness rather than recovery.
- euthanasiaDeliberate death for relief
- last wishesDying person's stated desires
- caregiver supportAssistance for those providing care
- saying goodbyeAct of parting words
- making peaceEnding hostilities between parties
hospice · grief · prognosis · life expectancy · end of life · final days · palliative care · acceptance · metastasis · coping mechanisms · bucket list · bioethics · oncology · funeral planning · family meeting · health insurance · autonomy · legacy
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- harsh realitiesbitter truth, hard truth, harsh truth, home truth, reality check
- hospice carehospice, hospice care, hospice doctor, hospice aide, hospice volunteer
- Terminal Illnessincurable disease, end-stage, dying, metastatic cancer, pancreatic cancer
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- death recordsdeath certificate, death record, death certificates, vital records, death notice
terminal diagnosisclean bill of health
Official statement of soundness
full recovery · all-clear · all clear · remission · survival
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