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Coma vs Catatonia - What's the difference?

coma | catatonia |

As nouns the difference between coma and catatonia

is that coma is a state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma while catatonia is a severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

coma

English

(wikipedia coma)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
    • Related terms
    * comatose
    See also
    * persistent vegetative state * brain death

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (comae)
  • (astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
  • (optics) A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that should be points.
  • (botany) A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    catatonia

    English

    (wikipedia catatonia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A severe psychiatric condition, often associated with schizophrenia, characterized by a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation

    • Derived terms

    * catatonic