"persistent vegetative state" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: persistent vegetative states [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} persistent vegetative state (plural persistent vegetative states)
  1. A condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without awareness. Wikipedia link: persistent vegetative state Related terms: apallic, coma, comatose, brain death Coordinate_terms: vegetative (english: adjectival form)
    Sense id: en-persistent_vegetative_state-en-noun-5PA0n4OG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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