coma
nounnouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkəʊmə//
- United States//ˈkoʊmə//
A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
noun
- 1
A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
go into a coma
slip into a coma
come out of a coma
An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).
noun
- 1
A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
- 2
A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
- 3
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.
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē)bor. Latin comalbor. English coma Learned borrowing from Latin coma (“hair of the head”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair of the head”).
Forms
- plural
- comas, comae
coma · A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
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