Definition von persistent vegetative state im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without awareness
If someone is in a persistent vegetative state, they are unable to think, speak, or move because they have severe brain damage, and their condition is not likely to improve. a condition in which someone's brain is so damaged that they cannot move or talk, and their condition is unlikely to improve