Main Entry: ¹ter·mi·nal

Pronunciation: \ˈtərm-nəl, -ən-^əl\

Function: adjective

1 : of, relating to, or being at an end, extremity, boundary, or terminus <the terminal phalanx of a finger>
2 a : leading ultimately to death : fatal <terminal cancer> b : approaching or close to death : being in the final stages of a fatal disease <a terminal patient> c : of or relating to patients with a terminal illness <terminal care>
3 : being at or near the end of a chain of atoms making up a molecule <the terminal carbon>

—ter·mi·nal·ly \-ē\ adverb