衰竭 Traditional form: 衰竭 Pinyin (reading): shuāijié Definitions: organ failure exhaustion prostration (medicine) Characters: 衰 - weak, feeble; to decline, to falter 竭 - to exhaust; to put forth great effort Traditional characters: 衰 - weak, feeble; to decline, to falter 竭 - to exhaust; to put forth great effort