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vegetative

 
Dictionary: veg·e·ta·tive   (vĕj'ĭ-tā'tĭv) pronunciation also veg·e·tive
(-ĭ-tĭv)
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of plants or their growth.
  2. Biology.
    1. Of, relating to, or capable of growth.
    2. Of, relating to, or functioning in processes such as growth or nutrition rather than sexual reproduction.
    3. Of or relating to asexual reproduction, such as fission or budding.
  3. Spending much time sitting or lying down; physically inactive.
  4. Medicine. Of or relating to an impaired level of brain function in which a person responds to certain sensory stimuli but demonstrates no cognitive function.

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Veterinary Dictionary: vegetative
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1. concerned with growth and nutrition.
2. functioning involuntarily or unconsciously.
3. resting; denoting the portion of a cell cycle during which the cell is not replicating.
4. pertaining to plants.
5. asexual reproduction.

  • inherited v. dermatosis — see dermatosis vegetans.
  • v. nervous system — autonomic nervous system.
  • v. state — in neurological assessment, the animal is in a coma, but can be aroused. There is brainstem activity but cortical responses are absent.
Wikipedia: Vegetative
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Vegetative describes vegetation.

Vegetative may also refer to:


Translations: Vegetative
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vegeterende

Nederlands (Dutch)
groei betreffend/ verbeterend, groeiend, betreffende aseksuele reproductie, plantaardig/ -achtig, betreffende onwillekeurige lichaamsfuncties, vegetatief

Français (French)
adj. - végétatif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vegetativ

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βλαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
vegetativo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vegetativo

Русский (Russian)
растительный, вегетативный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vegetativo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vegetativ, växt-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有关植物生长的, 有生长力的, 植物的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有關植物生長的, 有生長力的, 植物的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성장력 있는, 발육에 관한, 무성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生長力のある, 生長機能に関する, 無性の, 植物性の, 植物界の, 植物的な生活の, 成長する, 無為の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نباتي, رجل عصامي, نمائي, خامل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של גדילה, של צמחים, מחוסר-הכרה תמידית - "צמח"‬


 
 

 

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