coma的意思

coma

英式音标['komə]
美式英标['kəʊmə]

基本解释

n. [医] 昏迷；[天] 彗形像差

n. (Coma)人名；(法、西)科马

coma 昏迷

来自PIE*kei, 躺，睡，词源同home.

coma (n.1): state of prolonged unconsciousness, 1640s, from Latinized form of Greek koma (genitive komatos) "deep sleep," which is of uncertain origin. A term for "coma" in Middle English was false sleep (late 14c.).
coma (n.2): "head of a comet," 1765, from Latin coma, from Greek kome "hair of the head," which is of unknown origin. Earlier in English as a botanical term for a tuft of hairs (1660s).

1. She had slipped into a coma by the time she reached hospital.: 到医院时，她已陷入昏迷。