Meanings
coma1
plural comas
- A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
go into a coma
4 more examples
slip into a coma
come out of a coma
An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 215I wonder if a person who comes out of a coma feels refreshed and well rested.
2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 208
coma2
plural comae
- biologyA 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
coma · noun
- Ancient Greekκῶμα
- Ancient Greekκῶμα
- Englishcoma
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →coma · noun
- Ancient Greekκόμη (kómē)
- Latincoma
- Englishcoma
Learned borrowing from Latin coma (“hair of the head”), borrowed from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair of the head”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κῶμα
- κῶμα (kôma)deep sleep
Arabic غَيْبُوبَة
- غَيْبُوبَة (ḡaybūba)deep sleep
Bulgarian ко́ма, глава
- ко́ма (kóma)deep sleep
- глава (glava)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Catalan coma, cabellera
- comadeep sleep
- cabelleraCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Chinese Mandarin 昏迷, 昏睡
- 昏迷 (hūnmí)deep sleep
- 昏睡 (hūnshuì)deep sleep
- 彗髮 /彗发 (huìfà)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
- 彗差 (huìchā)Defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images
Czech bezvědomí, kóma
- bezvědomídeep sleep
- kómadeep sleep
- komaCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
- komaDefect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images
Danish koma
- komadeep sleep
Dutch coma, coma
- comadeep sleep
- comaCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Esperanto komato
- komatodeep sleep
Estonian kooma
- koomadeep sleep
Finnish kooma, tajuttomuus
- koomadeep sleep
- tajuttomuusdeep sleep
- huntuCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
- komaCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
French coma, chevelure
- comadeep sleep
- chevelureCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
- comaCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
German Koma, Koma
- Komadeep sleep
- KomaCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Greek κώμα, ουρά
- κώμα (kóma)deep sleep
- ουρά (ourá)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
- κόμη (kómi)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
- χαίτη (chaíti)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Hebrew תַּרְדֶּמֶת
- תַּרְדֶּמֶת (tardémet)deep sleep
Hindi कोमा
- कोमा (komā)deep sleep
Hungarian kóma
- kómadeep sleep
Icelandic dá, svefndá
- dádeep sleep
- svefndádeep sleep
- dauðadádeep sleep
Indonesian koma
- komadeep sleep
Irish cóma
- cómadeep sleep
Italian coma
- comadeep sleep
Japanese 昏睡, コマ
- 昏睡 (konsui)deep sleep
- コマ (koma)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Korean 혼수
- 혼수 (honsu)deep sleep
Latin cōma
- cōmadeep sleep
Latvian koma
- komadeep sleep
Lithuanian koma
- komadeep sleep
Malay koma
- komadeep sleep
Māori mauringaro, maurimate
- mauringarodeep sleep
- maurimatedeep sleep
Norwegian Bokmål koma
- komadeep sleep
Polish śpiączka, koma
- śpiączkadeep sleep
- komadeep sleep
- komaCloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Portuguese coma
- comadeep sleep
Romanian comă
- comădeep sleep
Russian ко́ма, ко́ма
- ко́ма (kóma)deep sleep
- ко́ма (kóma)Cloud surrounding a comet nucleus
Slovak bezvedomie, kóma
- bezvedomiedeep sleep
- kómadeep sleep
Spanish coma
- comadeep sleep
Swedish koma
- komadeep sleep
Tamil ஆழ்மயக்கம்
- ஆழ்மயக்கம் (āḻmayakkam)deep sleep
Thai โคม่า
- โคม่า (koo-mâa)deep sleep
Turkish koma
- komadeep sleep
Ukrainian ко́ма
- ко́ма (kóma)deep sleep
Urdu کوما
- کوما (komā)deep sleep
Vietnamese hôn mê
- hôn mêdeep sleep
Welsh côma
- cômadeep sleep
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Cite this entry
coma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coma
“coma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coma. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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