Coma Definition

kōmə
comae, comas
noun
comas
A state of deep, prolonged unconsciousness caused by injury or disease.
Webster's New World
A condition of stupor or lethargy.
Webster's New World
A comet's gaseous cloud surrounding the solid nucleus and forming, with the nucleus, the comet's head.
Webster's New World
A bunch of branches, as on the top of some palm trees.
Webster's New World
A tuft of hairs at the end of certain seeds.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Coma

Noun

Singular:
coma
Plural:
comae, comas

Origin of Coma

  • From Latin coma (“hair of the head”), from Ancient Greek κόμη (komē, “hair”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kōma, “deep sleep”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin hair from Greek komē

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Greek kōma deep sleep

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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