coma
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She remained in a coma for weeks and still can't speak or breathe on her own, according to her parents.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Ethel had been found in a coma at 05:00 and her first injection of glucose to increase her blood sugars was given at 06:15.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Main fell into a coma and, for three weeks, seemed unlikely to wake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Earlier observations with the James Webb Space Telescope found that 3I/ATLAS had a coma dominated by carbon dioxide while it was still far from the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
He began to come out of the coma in another week and had fully recovered within six months.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
The nuclei and comae of different comets exhibit few peculiarities to the unaided vision except in respect to brightness; but the tails of comets differ widely, both in brightness and in extent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
As often as the thought had comae to me I had thrust it away.
From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
If it is dry the accused is held to be guilty—fear has stopped the secretion of saliva—obstupui, stetetuntque comae, et vox faucibus haesit.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross
In December, 15-month-old Louie and Vinnie Hughes were placed in induced comas as they fought to survive the disease.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
The assortment of fried, smothered, pickled or barbecued options guide your steps into the gentlest of food comas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
In the early 1990s, Guillaume Sébire, a pediatric neurologist then in France, had observed a similar condition in six children who suffered confusion and abnormal movements and lapsed into comas before rallying and recovering fully.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methyl bromide also is a neurotoxin that can cause lung disease, convulsions, comas and ultimately death.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
He was in the hospital for some months after she passed, going in and out of comas, and they didn’t know if he was going to make it or not.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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