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COMATOSENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
Synonyms:
coma; comatoseness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("comatoseness" is a kind of...):
unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comatoseness"):
diabetic coma; Kussmaul's coma (coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus)
hepatic coma (coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease)
Derivation:
comatose (in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli)
comatose (relating to or associated with a coma)
