transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyü-thə-ˈnā-zh(ē-)ə ]
noun
Etymology: Greek, easy death, from euthanatos, from eu- + thanatos death — more at Thanatos
Date: 1869
: the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
• eu·tha·na·sic -zik, -sik adjective