Type: Term Definitions: 1. a mode of ending life in which a physician is given an option not to prescribe futile treatments for the hopelessly ill patient.
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passive euthanasia Death resulting from the cessation of 'heroic measures', or undertaking a procedure of therapy that is associated with an element of daring, or boldness, taken in an attempt to save a patient's life so as to prolong a life. The term 'heroic measure', refers to an aggressive, daring procedure in a dangerously ill patient that, in...
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