Coma vs Seizure - What's the difference?
coma | seizure |
A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
(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.
The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.
* 1874 , (Marcus Clarke), (For the Term of His Natural Life) Chapter VII
A sudden attack or convulsion, (e.g. an epileptic seizure).
A sudden onset of pain or emotion.
(obsolete) retention within one's grasp or power; possession; ownership
* Dryden
That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid hold of, or possessed.
As nouns the difference between coma and seizure
is that coma is a state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma while seizure is the act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.coma
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(wikipedia coma)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)See also
* persistent vegetative state * brain deathEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(comae)Anagrams
* ----seizure
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Noun
(en noun) (Search and seizure) (wikipedia seizure)- the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.
- The search warrant permitted the seizure of evidence.
- As yet there had been no alarm of fever. The three seizures had excited some comment, however, and had it not been for the counter-excitement of the burning ship, it is possible that Pine's precaution would have been thrown away
- He fell to the floor and convulsed when the epilectic seizure occurred.
- He felt the sudden seizure of pain as the heart attack began.
- Make o'er thy honour by a deed of trust, / And give me seizure of the mighty wealth.
