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[ag´o-nal]pertaining to death or extreme suffering.
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(ag'on-ăl),Relating to the process of dying or the moment of death, so called because of the notion that dying is a painful process or a struggle with death.
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(ăg′ə-nəl)adj.
Associated with or relating to great pain, especially the agony of death.
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adjective Referring to that which occurs immediately before or at the time of death; terminal.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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adjective Relating to that which occurs just before deathMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ag·o·nal
(ag'ŏ-năl)Relating to struggles preceding death.
[G. agōn, contest, struggle]
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Relating to the events occurring in the last moments of life, such as the cessation of breathing or the heartbeat.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005