semicoma

semicoma
noun
a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli
Hypernyms: ↑unconsciousness

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\\“+\ noun
Etymology: semi- + coma
: a coma from which a person can be aroused

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semicomatose /sem'i kom"euh tohs', -koh"meuh-/, adj.
/sem'ee koh"meuh, sem'uy-/, n., pl. semicomas.
a light coma from which a person can be roused.
[1895-1900; SEMI- + COMA]

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semicōˈma noun
An unconscious state approaching coma
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Main Entry:semi-

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  • semicoma — Véase coma. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

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  • semicoma — n. partially comatose state from which a person can be roused …   English contemporary dictionary

  • semicoma — semi·coma …   English syllables

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  • semicomatose — See semicoma. * * * …   Universalium

  • cataphor — noun a) Semicoma. b) Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness …   Wiktionary

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