Living will

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Living will
TermLiving will
Short definitionliving will (LIH-ving will) A type of living will that specifies the specific types of medical care a person wishes to receive if that person is no longer in the able to make medical decisions. A living will usually includes instructions about whether certain treatments should be used to keep a person alive, such as: B. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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living will - (pronounced) (LIH-ving will) A type of living will that specifies the specific types of medical care a person wishes to receive if that person is no longer in the able to make medical decisions. A living will usually includes instructions about whether certain treatments should be used to keep a person alive, such as: B. the use of dialysis machines (kidneys), breathing tubes, feeding tubes and CPR. In the United States, living will laws may be different for each state, and not every state may allow them

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