advance directive
advance directive noun: a legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.
Noun
advance directive (plural advance directives)
- A legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.
- The use of a generalized standard, as well as the frequent imprecision of advance directive terminology, underlines the importance of consultation between a declarant and those persons (including health-care agents and medical professionals) likely to be involved in administration of an advance...1993, Norman L. Cantor, Advance Directives and the Pursuit of Death with Dignity, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 73
- Collapsology has been likened to the cultural equivalent of an advance directive in the medical world, whereby you specify what actions should be taken for your health if you are no longer able to make decisions[…]2023, Robert R. Janes, Museums and Societal Collapse: The Museum as Lifeboat, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- advance healthcare directive, living will
Synonyms of advance directive
- advance healthcare directive
- living will
Forms of advance directive
| plural | advance directives |
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Questions about advance directive
- What does advance directive mean?
- Advance directive means a legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.
- What part of speech is advance directive?
- Advance directive is a noun.
- What is the plural of advance directive?
- The plural of advance directive is advance directives.
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