medicide

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medicide^¹

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Blend of medical + suicide. Compare -cide.

noun medicides

countable, uncountable Medically assisted suicide; suicide accomplished with the assistance of a physician.
Similar: PAS

medicide^²

noun

uncountable The war crime of destroying medical facilities or targeting medical personnel.

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"medicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/medicide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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medicide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/medicide

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"medicide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/medicide.

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@misc{medicide_2026,
  title = {medicide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medicide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}