延えん命めい治ち療りょう

noun

life-prolonging treatment

Medical term for interventions that extend life without necessarily curing the underlying condition, often discussed in end-of-life care contexts.

• 延えん命めい治ち療りょうを続つづけるかどうか、家か族ぞくで話はなし合あった。

  The family discussed whether to continue life-prolonging treatment.

• 患かん者じゃは延えん命めい治ち療りょうを望のぞまなかった。

  The patient did not wish to receive life-prolonging treatment.