coma
noun/ˈkəʊmə/
/ˈkəʊmə/
- a deep unconscious state, usually lasting a long time and caused by serious illness or injury
- to go into/be in a coma
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- She fell into a coma after suffering a stroke.
- He has been in a coma since his car accident three months ago.
- She has been in a coma since the accident.
- He sank into a coma after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- irreversible
- fall into
- go into
- lapse into
- …
- patient
- victim
- in a/the coma
Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kōma ‘deep sleep’; related to koitē ‘bed’ and keisthai ‘lie down’.Want to learn more?
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