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coma | comatose |

Comatose is a related term of coma.



As a noun coma

is a state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

As an adjective comatose is

resembling a coma: unconscious.

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

    * ----

    comatose

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • resembling a coma: unconscious
  • drowsy or lethargic

    • Related terms

    * coma

    Derived terms

    * comatose sleep * comatose fever

    See also

    * braindead * vegetative ----