semicoma

[ sem-ee-koh-muh, sem-ahy- ]
/ ˌsɛm iˈkoʊ mə, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

noun, plural sem·i·co·mas.

a light coma from which a person can be roused.

Origin of semicoma

First recorded in 1895–1900; semi- + coma1

OTHER WORDS FROM semicoma

sem·i·com·a·tose [sem-i-kom-uh-tohs, -koh-muh-] /ˌsɛm ɪˈkɒm əˌtoʊs, -ˈkoʊ mə-/, adjective

Words nearby semicoma

semicircular canal, semicircular duct, semicivilized, semiclassical, semicolon, semicoma, semiconducting, semiconductor, semiconductor diode, semiconductor laser, semiconscious

Example sentences from the Web for semi-coma

  • There was a peculiar exotic feel to it which kept the senses in a state of semi-coma yet alive to the slightest change.

    Stubble |George Looms

  • The fact he immediately relapsed once more into semi-coma did not discourage the other Medic.

    Plague Ship |Andre Norton

  • To all appearances Hovan was deeply asleep, sunk in the semi-coma the sleep ray produced.

    Plague Ship |Andre Norton

  • Thus it was, against her own will, that Klyda Snowden was shaken from her semi-coma.

    Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories |Albert Payson Terhune

Medical definitions for semi-coma

semicoma
[ sĕm′ē-kō′mə, sĕm′ī- ]

n.

A partial or mild comatose state; a coma from which a person may be roused by various stimuli.

Other words from semicoma

sem′i•co′ma•tose′ (-kō′mə-tōs′, -kŏm′ə-) adj.