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coma

 

[ หˆkษ™สŠmษ™ ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

medical

A coma is a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged period of time.

Synonyms

stupor, unconsciousness, vegetative state

Examples of usage

  • She has been in a coma for a week.
  • The patient slipped into a coma after the accident.
Context #2 | Noun

linguistics

A coma is a punctuation mark used to indicate a brief pause in a sentence.

Synonyms

comma, pause, separator

Examples of usage

  • He added a coma to separate the clauses.
  • The writer used a coma for clarity in the sentence.

Translations

Translations of the word "coma" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น coma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เฅ‹เคฎเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Koma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ koma

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะพะผะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ล›piฤ…czka

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ˜็ก็Šถๆ…‹ (ใ“ใ‚“ใ™ใ„ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใŸใ„)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท coma

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ coma

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท koma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ˜ผ์ˆ˜ ์ƒํƒœ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบูŠุจูˆุจุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ kรณma

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ kรณma

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ˜่ฟท (hลซnmรญ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ koma

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ dรก

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะพะผะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒ›แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ koma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ coma

Etymology

The word 'coma' originated from the Greek word 'koma' meaning deep sleep. In ancient times, a coma was believed to be a sacred state where the soul could leave the body and travel to other realms. Over time, the meaning evolved to represent a state of deep unconsciousness in medical terminology.

Word Frequency Rank

Ranked #12,356, this word falls into high-advanced vocabulary. It appears less frequently but is valuable for expressing precise meanings in specific contexts.