Terminal illness
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Terminal illness is medical terminology popularized in the 20th century for an active and malignant disease which cannot be cured and is expected to lead to death. Palliative care is often prescribed to manage symptoms and improve quality of life. A patient who has such an illness is referred to as a terminal patient or terminally ill.
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| In medicine | Autopsy · Brain death · Clinical death · Euthanasia · Legal death · Persistent vegetative state · Terminal illness |
| Related lists | Causes of death by rate · People by cause of death · Category:Death-related lists |
| Mortality | Immortality · Infant mortality · Maternal death · Mortality rate |
| After death | Afterlife · Burial · Cremation · Funeral · Grief · Mourning |
| Other | Martyrdom · Sacrifices (Human • Animal) · Suicide |
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