noun
locked-in syndrome
Medical term for a condition where a patient is fully conscious but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles.
閉じ込め症候群の患者は、眼球の動きだけで意思を伝えることがある。
Patients with locked-in syndrome sometimes communicate solely through eye movements.
Standard kanji spelling for this medical term.
Variant with こめ in kana; less common but still used.
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely seen.
Compound of 閉じ込め (to shut in, lock up) + 症候群 (syndrome). A direct translation of the English medical term 'locked-in syndrome'.