persistent vegetative state

British  

noun

1.  PVS.  med an irreversible condition, resulting from brain damage, characterized by lack of consciousness, thought, and feeling, although reflex activities (such as breathing) continue

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Example Sentences

The accident left him in a coma for a brief time, then in a persistent vegetative state for several months.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2022

In 1976, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan, a young woman in a persistent vegetative state, could be disconnected from her respirator.

From Washington Times • Mar. 31, 2021

But she was in a persistent vegetative state.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2019

There's broad welcome for Monday's ruling making it easier to remove food and water from a patient in a persistent vegetative state.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2018

She explores the cultural divide over the fate of Terri Schiavo, kept artificially alive for so long while in a persistent vegetative state.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2016