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Euthanasia and Medication

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Euthanasia and Medication

Euthanasia vs. Medication

Euthanasia (from εὐθανασία; "good death": εὖ, eu; "well" or "good" – θάνατος, thanatos; "death") is the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering. A medication (also referred to as medicine, pharmaceutical drug, or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

Similarities between Euthanasia and Medication

Euthanasia and Medication have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Analgesic, Anesthetic, Assisted suicide, Hippocratic Oath, Morphine, Pain.

Analgesic

An analgesic or painkiller is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain.

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Anesthetic

An anesthetic (or anaesthetic) is a drug to prevent pain during surgery, completely blocking any feeling as opposed to an analgesic.

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Assisted suicide

Assisted suicide is suicide committed with the aid of another person, sometimes a physician.

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Hippocratic Oath

The Hippocratic Oath is an oath historically taken by physicians.

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Morphine

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate variety which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals.

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Pain

Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.

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Euthanasia and Medication Comparison

Euthanasia has 138 relations, while Medication has 369. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 1.18% = 6 / (138 + 369).

References

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