coma
noun
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
comae
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pluralof coma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If it is dry the accused is held to be guilty—fear has stopped the secretion of saliva—obstupui, stetetuntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross
The nuclei and comae of different comets exhibit few peculiarities to the unaided vision except in respect to brightness; but the tails of comets differ widely, both in brightness and in extent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
