assisted suicide
suicide facilitated by another person, especially a physician, who organizes the logistics of the suicide, as by providing the necessary quantities of a poison.See also medicide.
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Origin of assisted suicide
1975–80
Words nearby assisted suicide
assist-control ventilation, assisted dying, assisted living, assisted reproduction, assisted respiration, assisted suicide, assistive, assistive technology, Assiut, assize, assizes
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Medical definitions for assisted suicide
assisted suicide
n.
Suicide accomplished with the aid of another person, especially a physician.
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