coma (2008)
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coma 1 |ˈkōmə|
noun
a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period, caused esp. by severe injury or illness : a road crash left him in a coma | figurative a victim of a legislative coma.
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek kōma ‘deep sleep’ ; related to koitē ‘bed’ and keisthai ‘lie down.’
coma 2
noun (pl. comae |ˈkōmē|) Astronomy
a diffuse cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
Optics aberration that causes the image of an off-axis point to be flared like a comet.
ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as a botanical term): via Latin from Greek komē ‘hair of the head.’
