coma
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When people eat these contaminated shellfish or fish, they can get Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, permanent short-term memory loss, coma or death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
She even calls the coma patient Bernie while she steers him into cars and onto planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In May, the performer, from Skewen in south Wales, was placed into an induced coma after having emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The study examined only one type of general anesthesia, so the results may not apply to other unconscious states such as sleep or coma.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
What had been close to coma turned now to sleep.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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 Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf
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
As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
In December, 15-month-old Louie and Vinnie Hughes were placed in induced comas as they fought to survive the disease.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
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
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methyl bromide also is a neurotoxin that can cause lung disease, convulsions, comas and ultimately death.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 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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