Coma - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkəʊmə|
Brit.
|ˈkəʊmə|
noun
- a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
- (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
- (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
- (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
- (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed
Extra examples
He went into a coma and died soon afterwards.
He'd been in a coma for six months, and doctors had almost given up on him.
Miller is in an irreversible coma.
We were afraid he might relapse into a coma.
...she's slowly coming back after being in a coma...
Word forms
noun
singular: coma
plural: comas
singular: coma
plural: comas
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