If you've been trying to lose weight for a while, you may be tempted to buy an over-the-counter diet pill or ask your doctor for a prescription. While some remedies are indeed effective, all diet pills carry some health risks, warns the Mayo Clinic.
Definition of terminal. 1  1 : a part that forms the end : extremity, termination. 2  2 : a terminating usually ornamental detail : finial. 3  3 : a device attached to the end of a wire or cable or to an electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.
When discussing graduate schools, terminal degree is a term that is thrown around often in the world of American post-secondary education. In the strictest sense of the word, terminal degrees are granted at the highest level in a particular academic discipline. In most cases, the term is used to distinguish the final degree available in graduate school for students wishing to study in the chosen subject for obtaining advanced employment.