Prefinality
Prefinality ( Latin prae 'before' and finis 'end') describes states or processes that occur or take place shortly before death during the dying phase . The associated adjective is prefinal , an older German equivalent is doomed . Sometimes the adjectives moribund or terminal (Latin for doomed or ultimately ) are used quasi- synonymously .
Due to the etymology of the term, which is not easy to understand for laypeople , it could also be classified in the vicinity of euphemisms (such as obesity ). It is also used as a typical "camouflage term" with which medical staff can also exchange information about medical facts in front of relatives or patients without revealing the full scope of the situation.
So one speaks in the medical context z. B. of prefinal cachexia (emaciation), a prefinal impression that patients make on admission to the hospital, etc.