Meanings
nounfinal illness (plural final illnesses)
plural final illnesses
- The period of illness at the end of a person's life which culminates in death.
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APA
final illness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20illness
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“final illness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20illness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “final illness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/final%20illness.
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