Meaning Of The Word Coma

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What's The Definition Of Coma?

coma
Someone who is in a coma is in a state of deep unconsciousness.

coma in American English 1
deep, prolonged unconsciousness caused by injury or disease
noun: a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person

coma in American English 2
a comet's gaseous cloud surrounding the solid nucleus and forming, with the nucleus, the comet's head
noun: the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet

coma in British English 1
noun: a state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused, caused by injury to the head, rupture of cerebral blood vessels, narcotics, poisons, etc

coma in British English 2
noun: the luminous cloud surrounding the frozen solid nucleus in the head of a comet, formed by vaporization of part of the nucleus when the comet is close to the sun

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