semicoma

[ sem-ee-koh-muh, sem-ahy- ]

noun,plural sem·i·co·mas.

Origin of semicoma

First recorded in 1895–1900; semi- + coma¹

sem·i·com·a·tose [sem-i-kom-uh-tohs, -koh-muh-], /ˌsɛm ɪˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, -ˈkoʊ mə-/, adjective

To all appearances Hovan was deeply asleep, sunk in the semi-coma the sleep ray produced.
Plague Ship | Andre Norton
Thus it was, against her own will, that Klyda Snowden was shaken from her semi-coma.
Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories | Albert Payson Terhune
The fact he immediately relapsed once more into semi-coma did not discourage the other Medic.
Plague Ship | Andre Norton
There was a peculiar exotic feel to it which kept the senses in a state of semi-coma yet alive to the slightest change.
Stubble | George Looms

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