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Definition of coma - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
medicalTECH. state of deep unconsciousness often due to injuryTECH.
- He has been in a coma for weeks.
2.
astronomyTECH. luminous cloud around a comet's nucleusTECH.
- The comet's coma was visible through the telescope.
3.
opticsTECH. lens defect causing pear-shaped image distortionTECH.
- The photograph showed signs of coma.
4.
plantTECH. tuft of hairs or bracts on plants or seedsTECH.
- The seed's coma aids in wind dispersal.
Images of coma
luminous cloud around a comet's nucleus 
lens defect causing pear-shaped image distortion 
tuft of hairs or bracts on plants or seeds
Expressions with coma
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state of drowsiness after eating a lot of carbohydrates
After the pasta dinner, he fell into a carb coma.
state of sleepiness after eating a large meal
After Thanksgiving dinner, I fell into a food coma.
feeling of extreme tiredness after large meal
He blamed his turkey coma for not helping with the dishes.
unconscious for a long time
She has been in a coma for weeks.
enter a state of deep unconsciousness from illness or injury
After the accident, he went into a coma.
gradually become unconscious for a long time
After the accident, he slipped into a coma for weeks.
become unconscious and unresponsive for a long time
After the accident, he fell into a coma.
state of unconsciousness due to severe diabetes complications
He was rushed to the hospital in a diabetic coma.
coma from severe liver disease
The patient was diagnosed with hepatic coma due to liver failure.
state of unconsciousness medically created to protect the brain
After the accident, the patient was placed in an induced coma to reduce brain swelling.
state of long unconsciousness with almost no reaction to touch or sound
After the accident, he slipped into a deep coma for months.
deep coma caused by severe diabetic ketoacidosis
The patient was diagnosed with Kussmaul's coma due to high blood sugar.
Origin of coma
Greek, koma (deep sleep)
Terms with coma included in their meaning
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emergency care
hypoglycemia caused by too much insulin, leading to coma
hospital care
medical treatment for psychiatric disorders using controlled insulin doses to induce coma
psychiatric therapy
administration of insulin to induce convulsions and coma
illness
rare brain disease causing fever, lethargy, and sometimes coma
acr: Glasgow Coma Scale
scale to measure coma severity
psychiatry
outdated psychiatric treatment inducing coma with insulin
medical
forming words silently with lips in a coma
acr: persistent vegetative state
long-term coma with no awareness
Examples of coma in a sentence
Doctors are hopeful he will wake from the coma. Astronomers studied the comet's coma for new insights. The bright coma made the comet easy to spot. The telescope's image suffered from coma. Coma affected the clarity of the star images. The plant's coma helps it float on water.
Coma on seeds can assist in animal dispersal.
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- French:coma, chevelure, ...
- German:Koma, Haarkranz, ...
- Italian:coma, chioma, ...
- Spanish:coma, cabellera, ...
- Portuguese:coma, cabeleira, ...
- Chinese:昏迷, 彗发, ...
- Japanese:昏睡状態, コマ, ...
- Arabic:غَيْبُوبَة, ذُؤابَة, ...
- Hebrew:תַרְדֶּמֶת, קוֹמָה, ...
- Russian:кома, оптическая кома, ...
- Ukrainian:кома, пух, ...
- Hindi:कोमा, धूमकेतु का प्रभामंडल, ...
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