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coma

coma

noun KOH-mah Less Common
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: From Greek koma, 'deep sleep'.

Usage Note

coma in French is masculine (un coma), matching the English. The standard medical phrase is être dans le coma ('to be in a coma') and tomber dans le coma ('to fall into a coma'). Un coma artificiel or coma induit is a medically induced coma. The adjective comateux describes a comatose state.

Examples

"Il est sorti du coma après une semaine."

Natural Translation

He came out of the coma after a week.

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