zhí
rén

technical
common
noun

Meaning of 植物人

植物人 means a person in a vegetative state; someone who has lost consciousness and cerebral cortex function due to severe brain injury, cerebral hemorrhage, or similar causes. Pronounced zhí wù rén.

  • a person in a vegetative state; someone who has lost consciousness and cerebral cortex function due to severe brain injury, cerebral hemorrhage, or similar causes

Definitions & Examples

zài
chē
huò
hòu
biàn
chéng
le
zhí
rén
 

He became a vegetative patient after the car accident.

Zhè
wèi
zhí
rén
huàn
zhě
jīng
zài
chuáng
shàng
tǎng
le
nián
 

This vegetative patient has been lying in bed for five years.

shēng
shuō
 
néng
huì
chéng
wéi
yǒng
jiǔ
xìng
zhí
rén
 

The doctor said he might become a permanent vegetative patient.

Zhào
zhí
rén
yào
de
nài
xīn
ài
xīn
 

Caring for a vegetative patient requires great patience and love.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ míng
/ wèi