comatoseness

9.9

A deep, long unconscious state after serious illness or injury

noun
/ˌkoʊməˈtoʊs.nəs/

Specialized

: comatosidad

Researchers studied the factors contributing to prolonged comatoseness in brain injury cases.

Examples

The patient's comatoseness lasted for several weeks after the accident.
The patient's comatoseness lasted for several weeks.
Doctors closely monitored the degree of comatoseness throughout her treatment.
After the accident, his comatoseness worried the doctors.
After the accident, the patient was in a state of comatoseness for several weeks.
Doctors were concerned about the extent of her comatoseness following the severe head injury.
The documentary explored the effects of prolonged comatoseness on the family members of patients.

Synonyms

coma

vscomatoseness

Specialized

259 5.4

A deep unconscious state when a person cannot be woken

is the noun form naming that same prolonged medical state

unconsciousness

vscomatoseness

13 6.0

A state when a person is not awake and not aware of what is happening around them

is a deeper, longer loss of awareness rather than a brief fainting episode

Antonyms

alertness

14 2.9

A state of being watchful and ready to notice and act on danger or problems

How Conscious

wakefulness

1 5.4

drowsiness

6 1.8

sleep

∞ 1.0

stupor

Specialized

17 7.7

comatoseness

Specialized

9.9

brain death

Specialized

4 5.8

Surface Forms

comatoseness singular

comatosenesses plural

Morphology

comatoseness = comatose (transparent) = coma + ose + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'comatose' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

Comatoseness comes from coma ('deep sleep') and the ending -ness ('state'). It is like the adjective comatose, so comatoseness means the 'state of being in a coma', a deep, long period of being unconscious.