coma
259
5.4
- noun
- /ˈkoʊmə/
- Specialized
:
coma
- On the third day he was in a coma, and sometime during the third night he died.
- slip into a coma
- lapse into a coma
- deep coma
But he he was in a coma for three weeks.
- But he he was in a coma for three weeks.
- That fella is still oh, he's still in a coma.
- Today they put me into an induced coma.
- The doctors say that he he may never come out of the coma.
- And then they they beat him senseless almost until he was in a coma and they never said a word.
- I was just in a coma like you couldn't make it up.
- You can, you can die, seizure, coma, the list goes on.
- After this, my dad finally woke up in this coma, but he was never the same.
- When you come out of the coma and you're back in civilian life.
- Now, granted she's older grandma, I don't think, I assume the coma is related to coronavirus.
Examples
-
The patient has come out of a coma after seven years.
-
And when he did that, he woke up from his coma in the real world.
-
But he he was in a coma for three weeks.
-
After this, my dad finally woke up in this coma, but he was never the same.
-
His brain started to swell and he slipped into a coma for the next three months.
-
He was in a coma for seven months.
-
Well, he's pulling out of his coma at the hospital.
-
She just came out of a coma.
-
The young prince fell into a coma for three days but miraculously survived the ordeal.
Academic text (2004) -
After the accident, he was in a coma for several weeks before waking up.
Synonyms
13
6.0
A state when a person is not awake and not aware of what is happening around them
A deep, long unconscious state after serious illness or injury
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.0
A state of unconsciousness when blood sugar is very high or very low in a person with diabetes
- Specialized
A very deep unconscious state that happens when severe diabetes is not treated
- Informal
A feeling of being very sleepy after a large holiday meal, often with turkey
How Unconscious
- Specialized
4
5.8
- Specialized
259
5.4
13
6.0
- Specialized
17
7.7
6
1.8
4
4.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coma for deep unconsciousness comes from Greek koma meaning 'deep sleep'. So a medical coma is like a very deep 'sleep' that a person cannot be woken from.