Meanings
nounterminal illness (plural terminal illnesses)
plural terminal illnesses
- medicineAn illness that is normally incurable and that a terminally ill person would not be expected to recover from.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 絕症 /绝症, 終末期疾病 /终末期疾病
- 絕症 /绝症 (juézhèng)an illness from which there is no recovery
- 終末期疾病 /终末期疾病 (zhōngmòqī jíbìng)an illness from which there is no recovery
- 末期疾病 (mòqī jíbìng)an illness from which there is no recovery
Finnish parantumaton sairaus, kuolemaan johtava sairaus
- parantumaton sairausan illness from which there is no recovery
- kuolemaan johtava sairausan illness from which there is no recovery
Māori mate tuamatangi
- mate tuamatangian illness from which there is no recovery
Cite this entry
APA
terminal illness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20illness
MLA
“terminal illness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20illness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminal illness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20illness.
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