| NOUN | cognition | coma, comatoseness | a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness |
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| plant | coma | (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) | |
| object | coma | (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet |
| Sounds | kow'mah | |
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| Rhymes | Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah... | |
| Meaning | A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury. | |
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| Synonym | comatoseness | |
| Narrower | diabetic coma, Kussmaul's coma | coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus |
| hepatic coma | coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease | |
| Broader | unconsciousness | A state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment |
| Spanish | coma | |
| Catalan | coma | |
| Adjectives | comatose | relating to or associated with a coma |
| Meaning | (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds). | |
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| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Broader | tuft, tussock | A bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass |
| Adjectives | comal | of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed / warmed. | |
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| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Part of | comet | (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit |
| Broader | cloud | Any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible |
| Spanish | coma | |
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