Medical Dictionary

apocarteresis

noun apo·car·ter·e·sis \ˌap-ə-ˌkärt-ə-ˈrē-səs\
plural apo·car·ter·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of APOCARTERESIS

:  commission of suicide by starvation

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears