clinicide
cli·ni·cide
clinicide · clinicides
The deliberate killing of a patient in the course of medical treatmentThe deliberate killing of a patient in the course of medical treatment.
UK/ˈklɪnɪsaɪd/US/ˈklɪnɪˌsaɪd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The deliberate killing of a patient in the course of medical treatment.
Origin
From clini(cal) (“dealing with the practical management of patients”) + -cide (suffix meanFrom clini(cal) (“dealing with the practical management of patients”) + -cide (suffix meaning ‘killing’).
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Forms
plural: clinicides| Singular | clinicide |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedclinicidal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable