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| a disease or condition that will eventually cause death |
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| a deep distress or sorrow over a loss |
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| the term for the special care that a dying person needs |
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| to provide comfort and dignity to a resident in hospice care |
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| alternating periods of slow, irregular respirations and rapid, shallow respirations, along with short periods of apnea |
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| between two to six hours after death, the muscles in the body become stiff and rigid |
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| care of the body after death |
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| capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms |
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| businesses that arrange for health care and personal services to be provided in the home |
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| a summary or listing of relevant job experience and education |
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| the state of being frightened, excited, confused, in danger, or irritated |
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| something that causes stress |
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