coma

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈkəʊmə/
• (America) enPR: kōʹmə, IPA: /ˈkoʊmə/

Noun

coma (plural comas)

1. A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

Related terms

• comatose

Translations

• French: coma
• German: Koma
• Italian: coma
• Portuguese: coma
• Russian: ко́ма
• Spanish: coma

Noun

coma (plural comae)

1. (astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
2. (optics) A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
3. (botany) 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.

Translations

• French: chevelure, coma
• German: Koma
• Russian: ко́ма

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