semicoma

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

sem·i·co·ma

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

Origin:
1895–1900; semi- + coma

sem·i·com·a·tose [sem-i-kom-uh-tohs, -koh-muh-] , adjective
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semicoma sem·i·co·ma (sěm'ē-kō'mə, sěm'ī-)
n.
A partial or mild comatose state; a coma from which a person may be roused by various stimuli.


sem'i·co'ma·tose' (-kō'mə-tōs', -kŏm'ə-) adj.

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