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Definition of persistent vegetative state noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

persistent vegetative state

noun

/pəˌsɪstənt ˌvedʒɪtətɪv ˈsteɪt/

/pərˌsɪstənt ˌvedʒɪteɪtɪv ˈsteɪt/

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a condition in which a person’s body is kept working by medical means but the person shows no sign of brain activity

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