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The phrase "a terminal illness" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a disease or condition that is expected to lead to death, often used in medical or healthcare contexts.
Example: "The doctor informed her that she had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had only a few months to live."
Alternatives: "a life-threatening condition" or "an incurable disease."
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Did she have a terminal illness?
Having a terminal illness or debilitating disease is devastating.
No one's going to have a terminal illness.
Those with a terminal illness scope it out in blogs.
Brayley was healthy and did not have a terminal illness.
Mum was never told she had a terminal illness.
One boy's mother had a terminal illness, Mr. Breton learned.
Ady Barkan has a terminal illness and can barely speak.
"We're saying you don't have a terminal illness," said Beerman.
Mrs Schiavo does not suffer from a terminal illness.
In some ways, having a terminal illness makes you no different from anyone else: Everyone dies.
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