coma

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Noun

1. A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
   • go into a coma
   • slip into a coma
   • come out of a coma

Noun

1. A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
2. A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that in an ideal image would appear as points.
3. A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.

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