eu·tha·na·sia
(yo͞o′thə-nā′zhə, -zhē-ə)n.
The act or practice of ending the life of a person or animal having a terminal illness or a medical condition that causes suffering perceived as incompatible with an acceptable quality of life, as by lethal injection or the suspension of certain medical treatments.
[Greek euthanasiā, a good death : eu-, eu- + thanatos, death.]
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euthanasia
(ˌjuːθəˈneɪzɪə) oreuthanasy
n
(Medicine) the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness. Also called: mercy killing
[C17: via New Latin from Greek: easy death, from eu- + thanatos death]
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eu•tha•na•sia
(ˌyu θəˈneɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə)n.
Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding medical measures from a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition.
[1640–50; < New Latin < Greek euthanasía easy death]
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euthanasia
1. the act of putting to death without pain a person incurably ill or suffering great pain; mercy killing.
2. an easy, painless death. — euthanasic, adj.
See also: Killing2. an easy, painless death. — euthanasic, adj.
the deliberate killing of painfully ill or terminally ill people to put them out of their misery. Also called mercy killing.
See also: Death-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  euthanasia - the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) |
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euthanasia
noun mercy killing, assisted suicide the emotive question of whether euthanasia should be legalized
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Translations
إماتَه رَحيمَه
eutanasimedlidenhedsdrab
eutanázia
líknardráp
eutanazijaneskausmingas numarinimas
eitanāzija
eutanázia
ötenazitatlı ölüm
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euthanasia
n → Euthanasie f
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euthanasia
(juːθəˈneiziə) noun the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness. Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.
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eu·tha·na·si·a
n. eutanasia, muerte infringida sin sufrimiento en casos de una enfermedad incurable.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
euthanasia
n eutanasiaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.