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dysthanasia

dysthanasia noun: the undue prolongation of life by artificial means in a person who cannot otherwise survive.

Noun

dysthanasia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The undue prolongation of life by artificial means in a person who cannot otherwise survive.

Origin of dysthanasia

From dys- + Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”), as an opposite for euthanasia.

Questions about dysthanasia

What does dysthanasia mean?
Dysthanasia means the undue prolongation of life by artificial means in a person who cannot otherwise survive.
What part of speech is dysthanasia?
Dysthanasia is a noun.

Words near dysthanasia in the dictionary

  1. dysteleology
  2. Dyster
  3. Dysters
  4. dystextia
  5. dystextias
  6. dysthanasia
  7. dystheism
  8. dystheist
  9. dystheistic
  10. dystheists
  11. dysthemia

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