PVS
Britishabbreviation
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persistent vegetative state
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postviral syndrome
Example Sentences
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Although critics have labeled REACT19 as an anti-vaccine organization, both say that’s untrue — it aims to support research into PVS.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
An aide to Whitmer contacted PVS on or around March 8 to ask if it had a plane to fly her to Florida, according to the letter.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2021
Looks were finished with double beanies with ear covers, leather and PVS bags and proprietary sunglasses.
From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2019
In PVS, the patient’s brain stem is functioning, and he can breathe on his own, but his higher brain is theoretically dead.
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2012
The board of PVS, the governing body for competitive swimming in the Washington area, is aware of no other unresolved complaints in the region, said John Ertter, the group's executive director.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2010
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