terminal illness
Disease without cure
A terminal illness is a disease or condition expected to cause death, typically within months.
The term implies that treatment may ease symptoms but cannot cure: She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months to live.
Someone who is terminally ill is dying from such a condition.
Terminal illness comfort program
- palliative careRelief-focused medicine for illness
- comfort careSymptom relief, not cure
- pain reliefEasing of discomfort
- quality of lifeGeneral life satisfaction
dignity · supportive care · respite care · home care · nursing care · morphine · advance directive · living will
Physician specializing in tumors
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
prognosis · screening · malignant · CT scan · MRI · PET scan · bloodwork · histology
Intense sorrow from loss
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- fearEmotional response to threat
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
closure · legacy · bucket list · goodbye · family gathering · reconciliation · anticipatory grief · coming to terms
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- ALSMotor neuron disease
- Huntington'sInherited neurodegenerative condition
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
- metastatic cancerMalignancy spread from origin
glioblastoma · pancreatic cancer · motor neuron disease · mesothelioma · brain tumor
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
- passingMoving by or temporary
- final daysConcluding period
last breath · fatal · inevitable · finality · death rattle · vigil · last rites · deathbed
Process of declining quality
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- frailtyWeakness of body
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
fatigue · weakness · weight loss · loss of appetite · immobility · incontinence · cognitive decline · difficulty breathing
hospice
Terminal illness comfort program
- palliative careRelief-focused medicine for illness
- comfort careSymptom relief, not cure
- pain reliefEasing of discomfort
quality of life · dignity · supportive care · respite care · home care · nursing care · morphine · advance directive · living will · DNR
oncologist
Physician specializing in tumors
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
pathology · prognosis · screening · malignant · CT scan · MRI · PET scan · bloodwork · histology · second opinion
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- fearEmotional response to threat
hope · closure · legacy · bucket list · goodbye · family gathering · reconciliation · anticipatory grief · coming to terms · making peace
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- ALSMotor neuron disease
- Huntington'sInherited neurodegenerative condition
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
metastatic cancer · glioblastoma · pancreatic cancer · motor neuron disease · mesothelioma · brain tumor
death
Cessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- end-of-lifeNearing death phase
- passingMoving by or temporary
final days · last breath · fatal · inevitable · finality · death rattle · vigil · last rites · deathbed
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- debilitationLoss of strength or vitality
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- frailtyWeakness of body
bedridden · fatigue · weakness · weight loss · loss of appetite · immobility · incontinence · cognitive decline · difficulty breathing · pain
- tragic romanceRomeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, Wuthering Heights, doomed lovers, star-crossed
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- illnessdisease, sickness, ailment, disorder, malady
- mortalitydeath, death knell, deceased, death rate, death acceptance
- medical fictionmedical drama, medical mystery, diagnosis, symptoms, cure
- bioethicsbioethics, medical ethics, genetic engineering, beneficence, non-maleficence
terminal illnessfull recovery
Return to prior health
clean bill of health · remission · acute illness · recovery · cure
terminal illnessperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
full health · clean bill of health · robust health · wellness · vitality
illness, determine, terminal, determination, terminate, termination, exterminate, terminated, interminable