medicide
[ med-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈmɛd əˌsaɪd /
noun
a suicide facilitated by a physician.Compare assisted suicide.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of medicide
1990–95; medi(cal) + -cide
Words nearby medicide
medicated, medication, medicative, Medicean, Medici, medicide, Medici, Lorenzo de, medicinable, medicinal, medicinal leech, medicine
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