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Word: Euthanasia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘easy death’): from Greek, from eu ‘well’ + thanatos ‘death’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌjuːθəˈneɪzɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌjuːθəˈneɪʒə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma
Short Definition:painless killing of patient suffering from incurable and painful disease or in irreversible coma
Examples:- she wants the laws around euthanasia to be changed
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