persistent vegetative state

noun

A condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without awareness.

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Meanings

nounpersistent vegetative state (plural persistent vegetative states)

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.
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persistent vegetative state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persistent%20vegetative%20state

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “persistent vegetative state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/persistent%20vegetative%20state.

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