noun
- a state of partial unconsciousness or stupor; a condition between full consciousness and coma
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient remained in a semicoma for several hours after the accident.
- Doctors monitored her vital signs while she was in a semicoma.
- He drifted in and out of semicoma following the surgery.
- The medication caused a temporary semicoma-like state.
- Recovery from semicoma can take days or weeks depending on the cause.
- Family members waited anxiously as their loved one lay in semicoma.