A bus or bus stop can be called a terminal.
Terminal is a word in our language that derives from the Latin word terminālis and can be used as an adjective or as a noun . In the first case, it refers to that which marks the end of something .
In this sense, in the field of medicine we usually talk about terminal illness to mention a very serious health disorder that has no cure and that leads inexorably to the death of the patient (that is, to the end of life ).
For example: "The writer died this morning after fighting for several months against a terminal illness" , "The doctor informed me yesterday that I suffer from a terminal illness: I have less than a year to live" , "The family must accompany someone who suffers from a terminal illness .
About terminal illnesses
In addition to leading to a death that is very difficult to avoid, terminal illnesses usually cause a lot of pain, and that is why treatments include palliative drugs. In many cases, the most doctors can do is slightly extend the patient's life, but the price to pay is very high, as is the case with cancer and chemotherapy ; For this reason, there is always the option of refusing treatment and trying to spend the last days as calmly as possible.
Some of the terminal diseases are the following:
- Pancreatic cancer : this is a very serious disease , which occurs in several types, depending on the cell in which the cancer develops. The most common is adenocarcinoma , but insulinoma , glucagonoma , and vipoma also exist. Although its causes are not precisely known, it is known that people with obesity or diabetes, as well as smokers and those who have been exposed to certain chemicals for prolonged periods, are especially prone to contracting it.
- Ebola hemorrhagic fever : it is a type of viral fever from which only a small percentage of those who suffer from it are saved. This terminal disease can cause death in less than a month and there is no effective treatment in all cases.
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome : It is an inherited terminal disease that affects the way the body produces and breaks down purines, a part of our tissue. It generally appears in male children and is characterized by a marked deficiency or absence of the enzyme hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 , without which the recycling of the aforementioned purines is not possible, which results in an excess of uric acid in the body.
A mobile or cell phone is mentioned as a terminal.
The adjective in botany and anatomy
For botany and anatomy , the adjective terminal is linked to an element or a piece that is located at the end of some structure.
In this way we can speak of terminal flowers , to cite one possibility.
The terminal as a bus stop
As a noun, the idea of terminal usually names the station or bus stop (also known as buses , buses or buses ). The vehicles depart and arrive at these spaces, where tickets , tickets or tickets can generally also be purchased.
A terminal can have restaurants , bars and different types of businesses so that people can have various amenities and entertain themselves while they wait for the departure or arrival of a bus .
The concept in electronics and computing
In the field of electronics and computing , on the other hand, a terminal is a device that is used to enter or display information from a computer (computer) or the pin or pin of a component. Similarly, for telecommunications, a terminal - in this case the term becomes exclusively masculine - is a mobile phone (also called cell phone ).
Although using the word terminal as a synonym for mobile phone is not typical of everyday speech, but rather its use is more common among people with technical knowledge, it is found in all user manuals, so it is necessary to understand its meaning to continue. instructions correctly. "Do not forget to charge the terminal before its battery runs out completely" , "Before using the terminal for the first time, you must charge it for 4 hours" , "Avoid exposing the terminal to the heat of the sun for prolonged periods" .