Medical Dictionary

physician–assisted suicide

noun

Medical Definition of PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE

:  suicide by a patient facilitated by means or information (as a drug prescription or indication of the lethal dosage) provided by a physician who is aware of how the patient intends to use such means or information

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears