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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries安楽死
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anraku-shi
"安楽死の是非について国内外で議論が続けられている。"
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The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma, typically performed by a physician.
"The controversial debate surrounding the legalization of voluntary euthanasia continues to divide legal and medical communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'euthanasia', combining 'eu' meaning 'good' or 'well' and 'thanatos' meaning 'death'. It entered the English lexicon in the 17th century, originally denoting an easy, painless, and happy death, before shifting in modern medical ethics to refer to the intentional termination of life to relieve suffering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Euthanasia" is said worldwide
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euthanasie
Transliteration: ø-ta-na-zi
"Le débat sur l'euthanasie est complexe et sensible."
Euthanasie
Transliteration: oy-ta-na-zi̯ə
"Die Sterbehilfe wird in vielen Ländern kontrovers diskutiert."
eutanasia
Transliteration: ew-ta-na-ˈzi-a
"La questione dell'eutanasia solleva importanti questioni etiche."
eutanasia
Transliteration: ew-ta-na-ˈsi-a
"El parlamento aprobó la ley sobre la eutanasia el año pasado."
eutanásia
Transliteration: ew-ta-ˈna-zi-ɐ
"A eutanásia é legalizada em alguns países europeus."
इच्छा-मृत्यु
Transliteration: ichcha-mrityu
"अदालत ने गंभीर रूप से बीमार मरीजों के लिए इच्छा-मृत्यु पर दिशा-निर्देश जारी किए।"
安乐死
Transliteration: ān lè sǐ
"关于安乐死的合法化，社会各界存在很大争议。"
안락사
Transliteration: an-lak-sa
"존엄사에 대한 사회적 합의가 필요하다는 목소리가 커지고 있다."
安楽死
Transliteration: anraku-shi
"安楽死の是非について国内外で議論が続けられている。"
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