- 持续性植物人状态 chíxùxìngzhíwùrénzhuàngtài persistent vegetative stateA condition of profound brain damage in which a person is awake but shows no sign of awareness.
- 持续性植物状态 chíxùxìngzhíwùzhuàngtài persistent vegetative state(medicine) a condition in which a patient with severe brain damage is in a state of partial arousal rather than true awareness