PVS

piːviːˈɛs

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Definition of PVS - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: persistent vegetative state

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long-term coma with no awareness

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The patient remained in PVS with no signs of awareness or recovery.

coma

acr: post-viral syndrome

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condition after a viral infection

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She felt tired due to PVS.

ailment

condition

syndrome

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Examples of PVS in a sentence

Families of PVS patients face tough decisions.
PVS can lead to prolonged fatigue and weakness.
Doctors are researching treatments for PVS.

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French:EVP, SPV, ...
German:PVS, ...
Italian:PVS, ...
Spanish:estado vegetativo persistente, SVD, ...
Portuguese:estado vegetativo persistente, SPS, ...
Chinese:持续性植物状态, 病毒后综合症, ...
Japanese:持続性植物状態, ウイルス後症候群, ...
Arabic:الحالة الإنباتية المستمرة, متلازمة ما بعد العدوى الفيروسية, ...
Hebrew:PVS, תַּסְמוֹנֶת לְאַחַר וִירוּס, ...
Russian:персистирующее вегетативное состояние, ПВС, ...
Ukrainian:СВС, ПВС, ...
Hindi:स्थायी वनस्पति अवस्था, वायरल संक्रमण के बाद का सिंड्रोम, ...
Bengali:স্থায়ী উদ্ভিজ্জ অবস্থা, ভাইরাস-পরবর্তী উপসর্গসমষ্টি, ...
Catalan:EVP, síndrome post-viral, ...
Czech:perzistentní vegetativní stav, postvirový syndrom, ...
Danish:vedvarende vegetativ tilstand, PVS, ...
Dutch:PVS, postviraal syndroom, ...
Greek:Επίμονο Φυτικό Επίπεδο, ΣΜΙ, ...
Hungarian:perzisztáló vegetatív állapot, posztvirális szindróma, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពលូតលាស់ជាប់លាប់, រោគសញ្ញាក្រោយឆ្លងវីរុស, ...
Korean:식물인간 상태, PVS, ...
Persian:وضعیت گیاهی پایدار, سندرم پس از ویروسی, ...
Polish:PVS, ...
Portuguese (BR):EVP, síndrome pós-viral, ...
Romanian:stare vegetativă persistentă, SPS, ...
Swedish:bestående vegetativt tillstånd, postviralt syndrom, ...
Thai:PVS, กลุ่มอาการหลังติดเชื้อไวรัส, ...
Turkish:SVD, viral sonrası sendrom, ...
Vietnamese:trạng thái sống thực vật kéo dài, hội chứng hậu vi-rút, ...

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