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植物人
ㄓˊ ㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ
“a person in a persistent vegetative state; a patient who can only maintain involuntary bodily functions and physical growth without conscious thought, movement, or awareness”
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植
ㄓˊ
To plant or grow; plants or trees in general; to establish; to place or set; to lean on.
物
ㄨˋ
thing; substance; creature; the external world or people other than oneself; content of works or speech; system or institution; to choose.
人
ㄖㄣˊ
person; people; mankind; human being; someone else; other people; each person; a certain type or identity of person; character or disposition; surname.