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|Short definition=living will (ad-VANS duh-REK-tiv) legal document expressing a person's desire to receive medical care when that person is unable to make medical decisions due to a serious illness or injury. A living will can also give one person (such as a spouse, relative, or friend) the authority to make medical decisions for another person when that person is no longer able to make decisions. 
|Short definition=liver X receptor alpha pathway (LIH-ver.
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living will - {{pronunciation}} (ad-VANS duh-REK-tiv) legal document expressing a person's desire to receive medical care when that person is unable to make medical decisions due to a serious illness or injury. A living will can also give one person (such as a spouse, relative, or friend) the authority to make medical decisions for another person when that person is no longer able to make decisions. There are several types of living wills, including a living will, a durable healthcare power of attorney (DPA), and non-resuscitation orders (DNR). In the United States, living will laws may be different in each state, and each state may allow only certain types of living wills {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]
living will - {{pronunciation}} (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 {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]]

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Living will
TermLiving will
Short definitionliver X receptor alpha pathway (LIH-ver.
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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