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coma

Main Entry:: ¹co·ma
Pronunciation:: \ˈkō-mə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin, from Greek kōma deep sleep
Date:: 1646

1 : a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison 2 : a state of mental or physical sluggishness : torpor

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