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1terminal
adj ter·mi·nal \ˈtərm-nəl, -ən-əl\
Medical Definition of TERMINAL
1
: of, relating to, or being at an end, extremity, boundary, or terminus <the terminal phalanx of a finger>
2
a : leading ultimately to death : fatal <terminal cancer> b : approaching or close to death : being in the final stages of a fatal disease <a terminal patient> c : of or relating to patients with a terminal illness <terminal care>
3
: being at or near the end of a chain of atoms making up a molecule <the terminal carbon>
—ter·mi·nal·ly \-ē\ adverb
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