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Glossary
Throughout this handbook certain words and phrases appear in bold. Where these words appear
they have a special medical or legal meaning. These meanings are set out below.
To aid customer understanding certain words and phrases in this glossary have been approved
by the Association of British Insurers and the Plain English Campaign. These particular terms will
be commonly used by most medical insurers and are highlighted below by a
◆
symbol.
active treatment of cancer
- treatment intended to affect the growth of the cancer by shrinking
the cancer, stabilising it or slowing the spread of disease, and not given solely to relieve
symptoms.
acute condition
◆
– a disease, illness or injury that is likely to respond quickly to treatment
which aims to return you to the state of health you were in immediately before suffering the
disease, illness or injury, or which leads to your full recovery.
Agreement
– an agreement we have with each of the hospitals, day-patient units and scanning
centres listed in the UK Directory of Hospitals. Each Agreement sets out the standards of clinical
care, the range of services provided and the associated costs.
appointed doctor
– a medical practitioner chosen by us to advise us on your medical condition
and need for the evacuation or repatriation service.
area
–
Europe and other specified countries – Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Channel Islands, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus (including Akrotiri and
Dhekelia SBAs), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Herzegovina, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia, Malta,
Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (including Madeira),
Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State.
AXA UK Group
– AXA PPP healthcare, Health-on-Line, SecureHealth, AXA Wealth, Sunlife Direct,
Swiftcover, AXA Insurance and Architas Multi-Manager. The companies that make up the AXA UK
Group may change from time to time. Please visit
for the
most up to date list.
benefits table
– the table applicable to this policy showing the maximum benefits we will pay you.
cancer
◆
– a malignant tumour, tissues or cells, characterised by the uncontrolled growth and
spread of malignant cells and invasion of tissue.
