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euthanasia

noun/ˌjuːθəˈneɪziə/

B2CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The humane ending of an animal's life to relieve incurable suffering.

I gently raised euthanasia as an option and gave the owner time to consider what was kindest for their dog.

Topic: Veterinary in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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