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hospice

[hos-pis]

noun

  1. a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.

  2. Medicine/Medical.

    1. a healthcare facility for the terminally ill that emphasizes pain control and emotional support for the patient and family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

    2. a similar program of care and support for the terminally ill at home or in a nursing home.



hospice

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. a nursing home that specializes in caring for the terminally ill

  2. Also called: hospitium.archaica place of shelter for travellers, esp one kept by a monastic order

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hospice1

First recorded in 1810–20; from French, from Latin hospitium “hospitable reception, entertainment”; hospitium
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hospice1

C19: from French, from Latin hospitium hospitality, from hospes guest, host 1
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Emory told TMZ that Lewis died Wednesday morning from Stage 4 breast cancer while in hospice care at her Los Angeles home.

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It will also take an axe to hospice, which relies on Medicare reimbursement to function.

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As the film trudges from his hospice bed to his youth, we’ll come to see that the doomed townsfolk have the same faces and mannerisms of people Chuck knew as a child.

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Some doulas might be best suited to offer practical support — tending to the death directives, the scheduling of hospice care, and the logistics for after death.

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People who worked with the brothers in prison spoke about the educational courses they had completed and how they created a hospice initiative for the elderly and sick.

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