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co·ma1
/ ˈkōmə/
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a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged or indefinite period, caused esp. by severe injury or illness.
co·ma2
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(pl. co·mae
/ ˈkōmē/ ) Astron.
a diffuse cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
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Optics
aberration that causes the image of an off-axis point to be flared like a comet.
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Surviving Coma // Hollywood Endings Far From Reality
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/9/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Patients who emerge from coma will be different than they...for health professionals on coma Thursday at the Metropolitan...Council Conference Center.) Comas can be brought on by a number...the number of people who enter coma in the United States are incomplete...
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Coverage of Coma in Headlines of US Newspapers From 2001 Through 2005
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...through December 31, 2005, that included the words coma, comatose, unconsciousness, vegetative state, awakening...stories by headlines. The median age of persons in coma was 26 years. Coma cases in men were twice as common as those in women...
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Alpha Coma Pattern in a Child
Magazine article from: Clinical EEG and Neuroscience; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT Alpha coma, an EEG pattern characterized by diffuse...typically recorded in patients with profound coma and is frequently associated with severe...and drug overdose. Reports of alpha coma pattern in children are relatively common...
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Recovery from Coma Is a Reality for Many Patients.(example of Brian Cressler)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Right to Life News; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...group's web site that coma should be defined as...Many patients emerge from comas, even after months in...the characteristics of coma vary from patient to patient...determine exactly why most comas occur or which patients...old Judy, who was in a coma for three months. A professor...
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Postoperative Stupor and Coma
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...identify predictive factors for postoperative coma or stupor and to examine the value of neuroimaging...in patients with postoperative stupor or coma and compared the characteristics with control...A total of 35 patients with stupor or coma after surgery and 31 control patients participated...
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Mayo Clinic Study Finds Coma Grossly Misrepresented in the Movies.
News Wire article from: AScribe Medicine News Service; 5/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...an enormous caricature. Patients in a coma and their neurologists are portrayed inaccurately...and so are almost all awakenings after coma. This was not only true for Hollywood...to 2004 with actors depicting prolonged coma. They evaluated accuracy based on appearance...
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Reporters Struggle to Cover Comas in Newspaper Articles, Mayo Clinic Study Finds
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 10/18/2006; 700+ words
; ...intense interest in how coma patients are treated...well informed about comas, Wijdicks says...is older and in a coma due to a life- threatening...wake from prolonged comas but often in a disabled...that a person's coma was medically induced...realize the cause of comas and ...
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Improvisational music therapy approaches to coma arousal.
Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Music Therapy; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Abstract The use of music therapy in coma arousal has become increasingly important...reviews various music therapy methods for coma arousal in particular, the application...stimulation is beneficial for people in coma is currently being debated in the medical...
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Phylogenetic evaluation of the taxonomic status of Timandra griseata and T. comae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae)
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...genitalia. T. griseata and T. comae were treated as separate species...used the name comai. The name comae by Schmidt (1931), which...given in honour of Mr. Pedro Coma, was found to be an incorrect...1994). Their emendation from comae to comai was based on the third...
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End of tax exemption could foster business, says Coma.(municipal bond tax exemption; Stephen Coma of Merrill Lynch and Company Inc.)
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer; 5/9/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...the line for the business, Stephen R. Coma, managing director of Merrill Lynch...and project finance departments. Thus, Coma says, Merrill Lynch's public finance...they get rid of the tax exemption," said Coma. "Ultimately, that will occur because...
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coma
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
coma All persons in coma are unconscious, but not all who are unconscious are in coma. Sleep is a state of unconsciousness from which a person can be roused. The vegetative state is unconsciousness with the eyes open, the person being awake...
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Coma
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Coma Coma, from the Greek word koma, meaning deep sleep, is a state of extreme unresponsiveness...which an individual exhibits no voluntary movement or behavior. In a deep coma, stimuli, even painful stimuli, are unable to effect any response. Normal...
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Barbiturate-Induced Coma
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...barbiturate-induced coma, or barb coma, is a temporary state of unconsciousness...thiopental. Purpose Barbiturate comas are used to protect the brain...malformations or aneurysms. Coma may also be induced to control...Precautions Barbiturate-induced comas are used when conventional ...
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Comas Solá, José
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Comas Sol á , Jos é ( b . Barcelona...Barcelona, 2 December 1937), astronomy . Comas Sol á was one of Spain ’...all the latest findings on that planet. Comas Sol á was one of the first to theorize...
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St. Steven of Ácoma
Book article from: American Eras
St. Steven of Ácoma Sources Ácoma Mission. The mission of St. Steven of Ácoma (San Esteban del Rey), built from 1629 to 1642, is one of the best preserved and most representative prerevolt churches in New Mexico...
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