semicomatose

semicomatose
An imprecise term for a state of drowsiness and inaction, in which more than ordinary stimulation may be required to evoke a response, and the response may be delayed or incomplete. SYN: semiconscious.

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semi·co·ma·tose -'kō-mə-.tōs adj lethargic and disoriented but not completely comatose <a \semicomatose patient>

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semi·co·ma·tose (sem″e-koґmə-tōs) in a condition of semicoma.

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