NOUN | cognition | comatoseness, coma | a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness |
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Meaning | A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury. | |
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Synonym | coma | |
Narrower | diabetic coma, Kussmaul's coma | coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus |
hepatic coma | coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease | |
Broader | unconsciousness | A state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment |
Spanish | coma | |
Catalan | coma | |
Adjectives | comatose | relating to or associated with a coma |
comatose | in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness |
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