Coma

Definitions

1. A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
2. A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
3. A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
4. A 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.

Equivalents

Examples

“go into a coma”

“slip⟳ into a coma”

“come⟳ out of a coma”

“An a aphrodisiac, it results in santonin poisoning, followed by coma and death.”

“I wonder⟳ if a person who comes out of a coma feels refreshed and well rested.”

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