coma
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The story begins in 2002 when Norris, a 26-year-old nurse, originally from Glasgow, found Ethel in an hypoglycemic coma as she recovered from a broken hip.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Main fell into a coma and, for three weeks, seemed unlikely to wake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
By studying the molecules in this coma, astronomers could identify the chemical makeup of material carried by the comet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
“There were no other contributing conditions, only exertion-related heat. This is not a coma, and the family is at his bedside praying for a miracle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yossarian asked sharply, staring into her eyes to see if she were not speaking to him from a coma.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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
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
As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methyl bromide can cause lung disease, convulsions, comas and ultimately death.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
For the current study, she and her team looked at the medical records of four people who were in comas and on life support on whom physicians had placed electroencephalography caps.
From Science Magazine ● May 1, 2023
He literally had to drag us out of the car to break our comas.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023
The lawsuit names four people — Medina Leon and three men who were released while they were hospitalized and had fallen into comas.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
Sighing, he said, “Well, they say sugar comas are manageable these days,” as he reached in to grab the popcorn with a scoop.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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