advance directive en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:medical law) A legal document outlining a person's end-of-life medical and healthcare wishes.
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: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 directive.
1993, Norman L. Cantor, Advance Directives and the Pursuit of Death with Dignity, Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| advance directives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
living will · advance healthcare directive
Translations (10)
es voluntades anticipadas (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · cmn 預立醫囑 /预立医嘱 (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · cmn 預立醫療決定 /预立医疗决定 (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · cmn 預設醫療指示 /预设医疗指示 (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · pt declaração antecipada de vontade (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · fi hoitotahto (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · de Patientenverfügung (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · nl wilsverklaring (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · fr directives anticipées (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances) · it dichiarazione anticipata di trattamento (document expressing a desire to die naturally in certain medical circumstances)