terminally ill
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GC: adj

S: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/opinion/sunday/offering-a-choice-to-the-terminally-ill.html?_r=0 (last access: 16 July 2015); http://patient.info/health/benefits-for-the-terminally-ill (last access: 16 July 2015); NAVARRO p. 996.

N: What is meant by terminally ill? The definition used by the Department for Work and Pensions, when they assess a claim under the special rules, is that a person is suffering from a progressive disease, and their death can be reasonably expected within six months.

S: http://patient.info/health/benefits-for-the-terminally-ill (last access: 16 July 2015)

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CR: acutely ill patient, evicted person.