英语词汇“persistent vegetative state”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

persistent vegetative state

释义

persist /pər-sistˈ/

intransitive verb

To continue steadfastly or obstinately, esp against opposition (often with in)
To persevere
To insist
To continue to be, to remain (Milton)
To continue to exist
To remain in the mind after the external cause is removed

transitive verb

To assert or repeat insistently

ORIGIN: L persistere, from per, and sistere to cause to stand, to stand, from stāre to stand

persisˈtence or persisˈtency noun

The quality of being persistent
Perseverance
Obstinacy
Duration, esp of an effect after the stimulus has been removed, eg of a cathode-ray tube

persisˈtent adjective

Persisting
Pushing on, esp against opposition
Tenacious
Fixed
Constant or constantly repeated
Remaining after the usual time of falling off, withering, or disappearing (zoology; botany)
Continuing to grow beyond the usual time
Remaining relatively stable after release into the environment (chem)

noun

A person or thing that is persistent

persisˈtently adverb

persisˈtingly adverb

persisˈtive adjective (Shakespeare)

Persistent

persistent cruelty noun (law; in matrimonial proceedings)

Behaviour likely to cause danger to the life or health of a spouse

persistent vegetative state noun (medicine)

An irreversible condition induced by lack of oxygen, in which the sufferer is still alive, but is incapable of any thought processes and any voluntary physical action (abbrev PVS)

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