Medical Dictionary

genocide

noun geno·cide \ˈjen-ə-ˌsīd\

Medical Definition of GENOCIDE

:  the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group—compare homicide
geno·cid·al \ˌjen-ə-ˈsīd-əl\ adjective

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