terminal prognosis
No recovery expected
A terminal prognosis is a medical assessment that a patient's condition will result in death, typically within a limited timeframe.
The phrase emphasizes the outcome rather than the disease itself: She received a terminal prognosis after the cancer spread.
Doctors may give terminal prognoses while remaining uncertain about exactly how long the patient has left.
- fatalCausing death or ruin
- dyingCeasing to live
- end of lifeCessation of existence
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
incurable · end-stage · oncologist · life expectancy · months · weeks · final days · comfort care · do not resuscitate · quality of life · decline · metastatic · advanced · grave · grim · final · countdown · bucket list
terminal prognosisfull recovery
Return to prior health
clean bill of health · curable · remission · treatable · disease-free
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