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Jurisprudence |
The science or philosophy of law. Also, the application of the principles of law and justice to health and medicine. |
Litigation,Medical Jurisprudence,Constitutional Law,Court Decision,Law,Legal Aspects,Legal Obligations,Legal Status,State Interest,Aspect, Legal,Aspects, Legal,Constitutional Laws,Court Decisions,Decision, Court,Decisions, Court,Interest, State,Interests, State,Jurisprudence, Medical,Law, Constitutional,Laws,Laws, Constitutional,Legal Aspect,Legal Obligation,Litigations,Obligation, Legal,Obligations, Legal,State Interests,Status, Legal |
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| D007938 |
Leukemia |
A progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemias were originally termed acute or chronic based on life expectancy but now are classified according to cellular maturity. Acute leukemias consist of predominately immature cells; chronic leukemias are composed of more mature cells. (From The Merck Manual, 2006) |
Leucocythaemia,Leucocythemia,Leucocythaemias,Leucocythemias,Leukemias |
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| D010820 |
Physicians |
Individuals licensed to practice medicine. |
Physician |
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| D003657 |
Decision Making |
The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea. |
Credit Assignment,Assignment, Credit,Assignments, Credit,Credit Assignments |
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| D005066 |
Euthanasia, Passive |
Failing to prevent death from natural causes, for reasons of mercy by the withdrawal or withholding of life-prolonging treatment. |
Allowing to Die,Euthanasia, Negative,Negative Euthanasia,Passive Euthanasia |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D016224 |
Living Wills |
Written, witnessed declarations in which persons request that if they become disabled beyond reasonable expectation of recovery, they be allowed to die rather than be kept alive by extraordinary means. (Bioethics Thesaurus) |
Living Will,Will, Living,Wills, Living |
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| D019989 |
Persons with Mental Disabilities |
Persons diagnosed as having significantly lower than average intelligence and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life or lacking independence in regard to activities of daily living. |
Intellectually Disabled Persons,Mentally Disabled,Mentally Disabled Persons,Mentally Handicapped,Persons with Intellectual Disability,Mentally Retarded,Disabled Persons, Intellectually,Disabled, Mentally,Intellectually Disabled Person,Mentally Disabled Person,Person, Mentally Disabled,Persons, Intellectually Disabled,Persons, Mentally Disabled |
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| D028761 |
Withholding Treatment |
Withholding or withdrawal of a particular treatment or treatments, often (but not necessarily) life-prolonging treatment, from a patient or from a research subject as part of a research protocol. The concept is differentiated from REFUSAL TO TREAT, where the emphasis is on the health professional's or health facility's refusal to treat a patient or group of patients when the patient or the patient's representative requests treatment. Withholding of life-prolonging treatment is usually indexed only with EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE, unless the distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment, or the issue of withholding palliative rather than curative treatment, is discussed. |
Withdrawing Care,Cessation of Treatment,Withdrawing Treatment,Care, Withdrawing,Treatment Cessation,Treatment Cessations,Treatment, Withdrawing,Treatment, Withholding,Treatments, Withdrawing,Treatments, Withholding,Withdrawing Treatments,Withholding Treatments |
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| D033222 |
Judicial Role |
The kind of action or activity proper to the judiciary, particularly its responsibility for decision making. |
Judicial Action,Judicial Bypass,Court Action,Judicial Consent,Action, Court,Action, Judicial,Actions, Court,Actions, Judicial,Bypass, Judicial,Consent, Judicial,Court Actions,Judicial Actions,Judicial Roles,Role, Judicial,Roles, Judicial |
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