Disease or Syndrome
terminal illness
ter·mi·nal ill·ness
Definitions related to terminal illness:
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(terminal disease) An illness that has a prognosis of death.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(terminal disease) Disease that cannot be cured and will cause death.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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