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coma

[koh-muh] / ˈkoʊ mə /


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Sophie said she and Ryli were told Florence may need to be induced into a coma at any point and it was "so touch-and-go the whole time".

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

When he wakes from a coma a week later, he doesn’t recognize Ellen, and you won’t quite either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It is also unclear whether similar language processing occurs during sleep or coma, two conditions that differ significantly from medically induced unconsciousness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

She remained in a coma for weeks and still can't speak or breathe on her own, according to her parents.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He had fought his way out of a three-month coma.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.

From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

If it is dry the accused is held to be guilty—fear has stopped the secretion of saliva—obstupui, stetetuntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross

The nuclei and comae of different comets exhibit few peculiarities to the unaided vision except in respect to brightness; but the tails of comets differ widely, both in brightness and in extent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

Critical illness is a payment for diagnoses that may include comas, strokes, kidney failures and certain cancers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

On Sunday, the officers - both hailed as "true heroes" by the prime minister for preventing further deaths - emerged from comas.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The author traces the roots of the problem to the early decades of the 20th century, with psychiatry’s flailing, if well-meaning, efforts to address mental illness via cures that included lobotomies and insulin comas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The assortment of fried, smothered, pickled or barbecued options guide your steps into the gentlest of food comas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024

He was in the hospital for some months after she passed, going in and out of comas, and they didn’t know if he was going to make it or not.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones


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