terminal

terminal definition - medical

ter·mi·nal (tûrˈmə-nəl)

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, situated at, or forming a limit, a boundary, an extremity, or an end.
  2. Of, relating to, occurring at, or being the end of a section or series; final.
  3. Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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