延命(えんめい)

えんめい
noun, suru verb
life extension, prolonging life
1. life extension, prolonging life
Extending or prolonging a person's life, especially through medical intervention. Also used figuratively for extending the lifespan of organizations, systems, or objects.
延命(えんめい)治療(ちりょう)を続(つづ)けるべきか。
Should we continue life-prolonging treatment?
延命(えんめい)措置(そち)について家族(かぞく)で話(はな)し合(あ)った。
The family discussed life-sustaining measures.
老朽化(ろうきゅうか)した橋(はし)の延命(えんめい)工事(こうじ)が行(おこな)われ、あと20年(ねん)は使(つか)える見通(みとお)しだ。
Life-extension work was carried out on the aging bridge, and it is expected to last another 20 years.

USAGE:
Most commonly encountered in medical contexts as 延命(えんめい)治療(ちりょう) (life-prolonging treatment) or 延命(えんめい)措置(そち) (life-sustaining measures), which are frequently discussed in the context of end-of-life care and bioethics in Japan. Also used figuratively for infrastructure, equipment, and organizations: 建物(たてもの)の延命(えんめい) (extending the life of a building).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 延命(えんめい)治療(ちりょう): life-prolonging treatment
  • 延命(えんめい)措置(そち): life-sustaining measures
  • 延命(えんめい)工事(こうじ): life-extension construction
  • 延命(えんめい)を図(はか)る: aim to extend the lifespan
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