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    3. 延命

    延命

    延えん命めい

    keeping alive longer

    KMT7News #14+1Noun, Participle, Verb, ParticleMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab16 strokes

    えんめいえんみょう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Particle

    1.
    keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support

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    医い師しは患かん者じゃの延えん命めいを試こころみた。

    The doctor attempted to prolong the patient's life.

    KMT6Medicine & Health
    現げん代だい医い療りょうの進しん歩ぽにより、多おおくの病びょう気きで延えん命めいが可か能のうになった。

    Due to advances in modern medicine, life extension has become possible for many diseases.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    新しん薬やくの開か発いは、難つは病なんびょ患うか者んじゃの延えん命めいに貢へこう献けんしている。

    The development of new drugs is contributing to the life extension of patients with intractable diseases.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    延えん命めい措そ置ちをどこまで行おこなうべきか、社しゃ会かい的てきな議ぎ論ろんが続つづいている。

    Social discussions continue regarding how far life-sustaining measures should be taken.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthPolitics & Law
    延えん命めい治ち療りょうの選せん択たくは、患かん者じゃ本ほん人にんや家か族ぞくにとって非ひじゅ常うに重おもい決け断つだ。

    The choice of life-prolonging treatment is a very heavy decision for the patient and their family.

    KMT8Medicine & HealthFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    延
    の.びる・の.べる・の.べ・の.ばす…(4)
    prolong・stretching
    命
    いのち…(2)
    fate・command・decree・destiny・life…(1)
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