coma

/ˈkəʊmə/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

deep | irreversible

VERB + COMA

fall into, go into, sink into, slip into

After the accident, she slipped into a coma for several weeks.

come out of

COMA + NOUN

victim

PREP

in a/the ~

The patient has been in a coma for two weeks following her surgery.

Definitions

noun

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

noun

A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.

A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.

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.

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Synonyms

noun — a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness

comatoseness

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

go into a coma

Wiktionary

slip into a coma

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come out of a coma

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Scientists have been discovering new drugs, so there is always hope for someone in a coma.

Tatoeba · #23971

Tom was in a coma.

Tatoeba · #1023975

Tom drifted in and out of a coma.

Tatoeba · #1094220

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