coma

Converse of object

• induce: Very high doses can induce coma or unconsciousness or even death.
• cause: An overdose can cause coma, convulsions or death.
• include: The clinical features of excessive doses of opiates include coma of varying severity, small pupils and depressed respiration.
• enter: Two of the men on hunger strike in Harmondsworth are entering coma.

Adjective modifier

• hypoglycaemic: This precipitated a profound hypoglycaemic coma resulting in irreversible brain damage.
• diabetic: He once fell into a diabetic coma on the way home, on the bus.
• irreversible: Alternatively, should a relative be given the choice on behalf of their loved one if they fall into an irreversible coma?

Modifies a noun

• victim: Ignoring the deep psychological problems clearly in me, I did wonder whether coma victims feel like that.
• score: She was fully conscious with a Glasgow coma score of 15.
• scale: Review your knowledge of the Glasgow coma scale, and signs and symptoms of brain injury.
• patient: There are enough funny bits here to liven up a coma patient.

Noun used with modifier

• insulin: There was very little, and strictly controlled, use of ECT, and insulin coma therapy had gone for good.
• comet: STARDUST is the culmination of more than a decade's quest for a comet coma sample return mission.

Preposition: in

• hospital: This Year`s Girl: Faith, still in a coma in the hospital, is dreaming of being pursued by Buffy.
• film: A leading US neurologist has decried the portrayal of comas in films as being " unrealistic " .

Preposition: for

• month: Have you been in a coma for 3 months?
• day: Jay suffered severe brain injuries and was in a coma for five days before doctors decided there was no hope for him.
• year: I could have been in a coma for six years for all I knew.
• days.: He was in a coma for 2 days. 274.