COMATOSENESS

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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)