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coma

/ˈkoʊmə/noun2 syllables

Coma means: a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury.

Synonyms for coma1

noun, as in a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury

comatoseness

What does coma mean?3

noun

1

a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury

2

(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)

3

(astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with coma?6

three syllables

lymphomaaromaglaucoma

four syllables

oklahomamelanomacarcinoma
Show 40 near rhymes
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Coma in a sentence

  • Unfortunately, my neighbor was in a traffic accident and ended up in a coma.ebob52
  • Unfortunately, my neighbor had a traffic accident and fell into a coma.CM
  • Why don't you slip into something more comfortable, like a coma?Just_Balls
  • Bruno ended up in a coma the last time he played football.Amastan
  • Comets have no coma or tail when far away from the sun.Hybrid
  • Martino could not have written the letter in a coma.Amastan
  • Yanni messed up his suicide and he's now in a coma.Amastan
  • Yanni isn't going to make it out of the coma.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of coma

as a noun

plural
comas