26984 words

coma

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
a state in which a person is unconscious and cannot be woken, caused by damage to the brain after an accident or illness:

Examples:

He's been in a coma for the past six weeks.
She went into a deep coma after taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
2
a state of being unconscious, in which a person cannot be waked, usually caused by illness or injury:

Examples:

He had a high fever and fell into a coma.

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