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English noun: coma | |||
| 1. | coma (cognition) a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury | ||
| Synonyms | comatoseness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unconsciousness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diabetic coma, hepatic coma, Kussmaul's coma | ||
| 2. | coma (plant) (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tuft, tussock | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| 3. | coma (object) (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloud | ||
| Part meronym | comet | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
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