Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another. His head made an impression on the pillow.
Trending Now. Answers. Best Answer: Consumption is the name that was given to Tuberculosis (because it seemed to 'consume' people from within...coughing up blood was one of the first signs). It would also 'consume' the person as most would waste away before they died.
The decision to voluntarily stop eating and drinking at the end of life is a choice a patient makes with the intent to hasten the dying process. No. This is a choice made by patients who are already at the end of their life. A dying person will naturally lose interest in food and fluids and progressively become weaker.