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eu•tha•na•sia



Pronunciation: (yOO"thu-nā'zhu, -zhē-u, -zē-u), [key]
n.
1. Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a painful, disease or condition.
2. painless death.

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