Coma

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkəʊmÉ™/
• US enPR: kōʹmÉ™, IPA: /ˈkoÊŠmÉ™/
• Homophones: comber (in non-rhotic accents)

From Ancient Greek κῶμα (kōma, "deep sleep").

Full definition of coma

Noun

1. A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

Related terms

• comatose

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

Noun

1. (astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
2. (optics) A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that should be points.
3. (botany) A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.

Anagrams

• camo