euthanasia

One entry found for euthanasia.

Main Entry: eu·tha·na·sia
Pronunciation: yü-th-n-zh(-)
Function: noun
: the act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy; also : the act or practice of allowing a hopelessly sick or injured patient to die by taking less than complete medical measures to prolong life -- called also mercy killing