coma en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkoʊmə/ (US)
- /ˈkəʊmə/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- kōʹmə (US)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).
Meanings
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A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
slip into a coma
go into a coma
I wonder if a person who comes out of a coma feels refreshed and well rested.
2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208:come out of a coma
An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
turkey coma · coma vigil · food coma · semicoma · comatose · precoma · coma vigile · comatic · hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma · pseudocoma · hyperosmolar coma · comalike · induced coma · dot-coma
Relateds
persistent vegetative state · brain death · comatose
Translations (69)
nb koma (Deep sleep) · da koma (Deep sleep) · sl koma (Deep sleep) · fr coma (Deep sleep) · cmn 昏睡 (Deep sleep) · lt koma (Deep sleep) · pl koma (Deep sleep) · hy կոմա (Deep sleep) · lo ອະສັນ (Deep sleep) · hi कोमा (Deep sleep) · sh ко̏ма (Deep sleep) · ru ко́ма (Deep sleep) · tk koma (Deep sleep) · lb Koma (Deep sleep) · ta ஆழ்மயக்கம் (Deep sleep) · fo óvit (Deep sleep) · sk bezvedomie (Deep sleep) · be ко́ма (Deep sleep) · ur کوما (Deep sleep) · et kooma (Deep sleep) · cy côma (Deep sleep) · pl śpiączka (Deep sleep) · tr koma (Deep sleep) · mn ухаангүй (Deep sleep) · ja 昏睡 (Deep sleep) · az koma (Deep sleep) · ro comă (Deep sleep) · cs kóma (Deep sleep) · hu kóma (Deep sleep) · th โคม่า (Deep sleep) · sv koma (Deep sleep) · it coma (Deep sleep) · is dá (Deep sleep) · id koma (Deep sleep) · grc κῶμα (Deep sleep) · mk ко́ма (Deep sleep) · la cōma (Deep sleep) · vi hôn mê (Deep sleep) · el κώμα (Deep sleep) · ca coma (Deep sleep) · is svefndá (Deep sleep) · fi kooma (Deep sleep) · mi mauringaro (Deep sleep) · is dauðadá (Deep sleep) · eo komato (Deep sleep) · fi tajuttomuus (Deep sleep) · cs bezvědomí (Deep sleep) · ka კომა (Deep sleep) · ky кома (Deep sleep) · mi maurimate (Deep sleep) · de Koma (Deep sleep) · sk kóma (Deep sleep) · nn koma (Deep sleep) · uk ко́ма (Deep sleep) · tg кома (Deep sleep) · cmn 昏迷 (Deep sleep) · ko 혼수 (Deep sleep) · fa کما (Deep sleep) · lv koma (Deep sleep) · pt coma (Deep sleep) · he תַּרְדֶּמֶת (Deep sleep) · nl coma (Deep sleep) · ar غَيْبُوبَة (Deep sleep) · bg ко́ма (Deep sleep) · gl coma (Deep sleep) · uz koma (Deep sleep) · es coma (Deep sleep) · kk кома (Deep sleep) · sh kȍma (Deep sleep)