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名詞

植物人間

しょくぶつにんげん

human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)

ئۆسۈملۈك ئادەم

ösümlük adem

өсүмлүк адәм

IPA øsymlyk adæm
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Definition

1

大脳の機能が失われて意識はないが、脳幹の働きによって呼吸や心拍などの生命活動が維持されている状態の人。

Japanese
2

A person who has suffered severe brain damage and remains in an unconscious, vegetative state while basic autonomic functions continue.

English
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Examples

彼はしばらく植物人間の状態が続いた後、ついに意識を取り戻した。

ئۇ بىر مەزگىل ئۆسۈملۈك ئادەم ھالىتىدە ياتقاندىن كېيىن، ئاخىر ھوشىغا كەلدى.

u bir mezgil ösümlük adem halitide yatqandin kéyin, axir hoshigha keldi.

After remaining in a vegetative state for a while, he finally regained consciousness.

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Details

Japanese reading (katakana)

ショクブツニンゲン

Uyghur pronunciation in kana

オシュムリュク アデム

Domain

General term

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