| coma | A deep prolonged unconsciousness where the patient cannot be aroused. This is usually as the result of a head injury, neurological disease, acute hydrocephaly, intoxication or metabolic derangement. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| coma aberration | The distortion of image formation created when a bundle of light rays enters an optical system not parallel to the optic axis. <botany> Any tuft, as the hairs on a seed, or the greenery on a radish or a pineapple. Synonym: coma. Origin: G. Kome, hair, foliage (05 Mar 2000) |
| coma carcinomatosum | Coma occurring in the final stage of cancerous cachexia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coma cast | A renal cast of strongly refracting granules said to be indicative of imminent coma in diabetes. Synonym: Kulz's cylinder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coma scale | A clinical scale to assess impaired consciousness; assessment may include motor responsiveness, verbal performance, and eye opening, as in the Glasgow (Scotland) c.s., or the same three items and dysfunction of cranial nerves, as in the Maryland (U.S.) c.s. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coma vigil | Subacute or chronic state of altered consciousness, in which the patient appears alert intermittently, but is not responsive, although his/her descending motor pathways appear intact; due to lesions of various cerebral structures. Synonym: coma vigil. (05 Mar 2000) |
| comatose | Pertaining to or affected with coma. (18 Nov 1997) |
| comb plate | <cell biology> Large flat organelles formed by the fusion of many cilia. Vertical rows of comb plates form the motile appendages of Ctenophores. (18 Nov 1997) |
| comb-growth test | A test for androgenic activity, based upon the stimulation of comb growth in capons (castrated cockerels) or immature roosters. Synonym: capon-comb-growth test, cock's comb test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combat disorders | Neurotic reactions to unusual, severe, or overwhelming military stress. (12 Dec 1998) |
| combat exhaustion | See: battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder, war neurosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| combat neurosis | See: war neurosis, battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Combiase | <chemical> Combination drug containing 2 quinoline derivs and digestive enzymes Pharmacological action: gastrointestinal agent (26 Jun 1999) |
| combinatio novum | <zoology> New combination - a combination validly published for the first time. (09 Jan 1998) |
| combination | The result or product of combining, a series of events or result occurring in an ordered sequence, the act or process of combining, the act or process of uniting to form a chemical compound: the chemical compound so formed. <zoology> The name of a species or subspecies consisting of the name of the genus followed by the specific or specific plus subspecific names. (09 Jan 1998) |