coma

BrE /ˈkəʊmə/ AmE /ˈkoʊmə/

noun en → es

1 MEDICAL CONDITION [singular] C1

a state of deep unconsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened and is not aware of surroundings

coma, estado de coma

Collocations fall into a coma · come out of a coma

  • She fell into a coma after the accident.

    Ella cayó en un estado de coma después del accidente.

2 PUNCTUATION [singular] B1

a punctuation mark (, ) used to separate items in a list or to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence

coma, signo de coma

Collocations use commas correctly · list items separated by commas

  • The list includes apples, oranges, and bananas.

    La lista incluye manzanas, naranjas y plátanos.