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Synonyms for comatose

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kom-uh-tohs, koh-muh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, ˈkoʊ mə-

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Définition of comatose

Origin :
  • 1755, from Latinized form of Greek komat-, comb. form of koma (genitive komatos; see coma) + -ose (1). Perhaps immediately from French comateux. Transferred sense of "lethargic" is from 1828.
  • adj unconscious
Example sentences :
  • The survivors were in two sorts of panic—the comatose, and the madly violent.
  • Extract from : « The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 » by Various
  • In a comatose state; but is roused to attention by calling him.
  • Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various
  • Then he cleared them all out, and when they came back Hall was comatose.
  • Extract from : « An American Suffragette » by Isaac N. Stevens
  • I must have fainted away and the doctor told you I was in a comatose state, eh?
  • Extract from : « Crown and Anchor » by John Conroy Hutcheson
  • He was very delirious for some days, restless, sleepless, then comatose.
  • Extract from : « Life of John Coleridge Patteson » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • For hours he was speechless, and to every appearance in a comatose condition.
  • Extract from : « Walt Whitman in Mickle Street » by Elizabeth Leavitt Keller
  • Under the crushing blow he sank, a comatose heap, on the floor.
  • Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering
  • I fought them with insect powder, and found them comatose in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
  • At 10 A.M. on Sunday he was comatose, but not profoundly; he could be aroused.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • As a rule, these patients are comatose because of the presence of kidney disease.
  • Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley

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