One of the novel tools was a new diagnostic category, the minimally conscious state.

其中一项新的手段就是在诊断手册中加入了新的项目——最小意识状态。

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Someone lying in a hospital bed labelled "minimally conscious state" will be kept on life support indefinitely.

一个昏迷着的人躺在医院里，如果他被诊断为最小意识状态，毫无疑问他的生命可以继续用仪器来维持。

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He was left in a minimally conscious state, in which a patient shows occasional signs of awareness but can't communicate.

这导致他在伤后处于“微意识状态”，也就是说，病人偶尔有意识的迹象，但处于无法沟通的状态。

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One of the novel tools was a new diagnostic category, the minimally conscious state.

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However subsequent tests indicated that she is in a "minimally conscious state" - on the edge of awareness.

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Right now, the opposition is led by turf-conscious state insurance regulators, consumer groups, member-owned insurance companies and trade groups representing independent insurance agents.

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