coma
n. countablen. a deep state of unconsciousness where a person cannot wake up for a long time. It usually happens after a serious injury or illness.
n. a state of prolonged unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused. Often results from severe trauma, stroke, or metabolic imbalance.
The patient fell into a coma after the accident.
Doctors monitored his brain activity closely while he remained in a medically induced coma to allow his injuries to heal.
The recovery process for patients emerging from a long-term coma is often non-linear, requiring intensive neurological rehabilitation and constant family support.
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).
Learned borrowing from Latin coma (“hair of the head”), from Ancient Greek κόμη (kómē, “hair”).
Commonly used with the verbs 'fall into', 'be in', or 'emerge from'.