vegetative
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Multiple doctors deemed him to be in an extreme vegetative state, meaning that he did not have the typical brain function to exhibit mood or affect, cognitive functioning, executive functioning, language, or memory.
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
He believes a will helps prevent problems for both families and doctors when a patient is in a vegetative state and beyond recovery.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
“Alani continues to suffer from profound and life-altering consequences due to the injuries she sustained. She remains paralyzed and in a vegetative state,” prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2024
In addition, the research team found that remaining in a vegetative state was an unlikely outcome by six-months after injury.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
Within its vegetative rods there are formed, along with spores, peculiar crystals composed of a protein substance highly toxic to certain insects, especially to the larvae of the mothlike lepidopteras.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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