non-terminal
adjective
(alsononterminal)uk/ˌnɒnˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us/ˌnɑːnˈtɝː.mə.nəl/(of adiseaseorillness) notlikelytoleadtodeathsoon:
Thewholefamilywerehugelyrelievedto be told that theillnesswas non-terminal.
Thediagnosiswas that she had treatable, non-terminalbowelcancer.
A non-terminalpatientis one who is notlikelytodiesoon:
Thehospitalhad todecideto deprioritize non-terminalpatients.
Even if they are nonterminal,peoplewithchronicillnessesrequireagreatdealofcare.
- The British MedicalAssociationinsistedthey would neversupportallowingassisteddyingforpeoplesufferingfromchronicbut non-terminalillnesses.
- Manypatientswith nonterminalmedicalconditionshad towaittoseeadoctor.
Disease & illness - general words
- acute
- aggressiveness
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- calculus
- CFS
- hypochondriac
- iatrogenic
- ill health
- impairment
- incurably
- outbreak
- pathology
- pathway
- uncomplicated
- variant
- worried well
- zoonosis
- zoonotic
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