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semicoma

[sem-ee-koh-muh, sem-ahy-]
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noun, plural sem·i·co·mas.
  1. a light coma from which a person can be roused.
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Origin of semicoma

First recorded in 1895–1900; semi- + coma1
Related formssem·i·com·a·tose [sem-i-kom-uh-tohs, -koh-muh-] /ˌsɛm ɪˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, -ˈkoʊ mə-/, adjective
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Examples from the Web for semi-coma

Historical Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • To all appearances Hovan was deeply asleep, sunk in the semi-coma the sleep ray produced.

    Plague Ship

    Andre Norton

  • The fact he immediately relapsed once more into semi-coma did not discourage the other Medic.

    Plague Ship

    Andre Norton

semi-coma in Medicine

semicoma

(sĕm′ē-kō′mə, sĕm′ī-)
n.
  1. A partial or mild comatose state; a coma from which a person may be roused by various stimuli.
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Related formssem′i•co′ma•tose′ (-kō′mə-tōs′, -kŏm′ə-) adj.
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