terminal illnesses
Diseases causing death
Terminal illnesses are diseases or conditions expected to cause death, typically within months or a year.
The term implies that treatment may manage symptoms but cannot cure: She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months to live.
A terminal patient is one who has such a condition.
The phrase carries weight in medical, legal, and insurance contexts, often triggering end-of-life planning discussions.
- euthanasiaDeliberate death for relief
- saying goodbyeAct of parting words
- making peaceEnding hostilities between parties
- bucket listPre-death wish inventory
- AIDSImmune deficiency syndrome
hospice · incurable · palliative · comfort care · brain cancer · bereavement · metastasis · chemotherapy · mourning · organ failure · lung cancer · diseases · grief · end-of-life care · final days · do not resuscitate · loss · immune disorders
terminal illnessesperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
robust health · clean bill of health · good health · fitness · vitality
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