Coma (disambiguation)
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Coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...

is a profound state of unconsciousness.

Coma may also refer to:

Astronomy

  • Coma (cometary)
    Coma (cometary)
    frame|right|The [[153P/Ikeya-Zhang|comet Ikeya-Zhang]] exhibiting a bright, condensed coma In astronomy, a coma is the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet. It is formed when the comet passes close to the Sun on its highly elliptical orbit; as the comet warms, parts of it sublimate...

    , diffuse portion of a comet
  • An abbreviation for the constellation Coma Berenices
    Coma Berenices
    Coma Berenices is a traditional asterism that has since been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations. It is located near Leo, to which it formerly belonged, and accommodates the North Galactic Pole...

  • The Coma Cluster, located in Coma Berenices
  • The Coma Star Cluster
    Coma star cluster
    Not to be confused with the Coma cluster of galaxies.The Coma Star Cluster in Coma Berenices, designated Melotte 111 after its entry in the catalogue of deep sky objects by P. J. Melotte, is a small but nearby star cluster in our galaxy, containing about 40 brighter stars with a common proper motion...

    , in Coma Berenices
  • Coma (optics)
    Coma (optics)
    In optics , the coma in an optical system refers to aberration inherent to certain optical designs or due to imperfection in the lens or other components which results in off-axis point sources such as stars appearing distorted, appearing to have a tail like a comet...

    , distortion of the image of a star


Songs
  • "Coma" (song)
    Coma (song)
    "Coma" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It appears on the 1991 album Use Your Illusion I. At 10 minutes, 13 seconds it is the longest track released by the band, even though it lacks choruses....

    , by Guns N' Roses
  • "Coma", by Overkill, from the album Horrorscope
    Horrorscope (Overkill album)
    Horrorscope is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Overkill. Released in 1991 on Atlantic Records, it was their first album to feature the guitar duo of Merritt Gant and Rob Cannavino.-Overview:...

  • "Coma", by Stone Temple Pilots from the 2001 album Shangri-La Dee Da
    Shangri-La Dee Da
    -Personnel:*Scott Weiland - vocals, keyboards *Dean DeLeo - guitars*Robert DeLeo - bass, percussion , guitar , acoustic guitar , keyboards , piano , autoharp , electric sitar *Eric Kretz - drums, percussion , keyboards , banjo -Additional personnel:*Brendan...

  • "Coma", track from album Enter the Chicken by Buckethead
  • "Coma", a song by Muse, released as a b-side on the single "Cave"
  • "Coma" (Pendulum song)
    Coma (Pendulum song)
    "Coma" is the third single by Australian ambient house band Pendulum. The single was released in July 1997 and peaked at #46 on the ARIA Singles Chart spending just 2 weeks on the Chart. It was later included on the album 3 Knocks and Triple J Hottest 100, 1997, where it ranked #32...

    , a 1997 single by ambient house band Pendulum

Other titled expressive works

  • In a Coma
    In a Coma
    In a Coma: 1995-2005 is the title of the Matthew Good "best of" album, featuring both his solo work and work from the Matthew Good Band.-Details:...

    , a 2005 album by Matthew Good
  • Coma (novel)
    Coma (novel)
    Coma is Robin Cook's first published novel, written in 1977. The book was a New York Times best seller and was also voted as the number one thriller of the year by the New York Times....

    , a 1977 novel by Robin Cook
  • Coma (film)
    Coma (film)
    Coma is a 1978 suspense film based on the novel of the same name by Robin Cook. The film rights were acquired by director Michael Crichton, and the movie was produced by Martin Erlichmann for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

    , a 1978 film
  • The Coma
    The Coma
    The Coma, is novel by Alex Garland, illustrated by his father, Nicholas Garland. It explores the boundary between the conscious and subconscious mind. The Coma was published in 2004, eight years after Garland's first novel, The Beach....

    , a 2004 novella by Alex Garland
  • Coma (TV series)
    Coma (TV series)
    Coma is a five-part series co-produced by two South Korean firms, SIO Film and OCN. It is a horror-mystery film set in a hospital that is being shut down due to its dubious practices....


Bands and musicians

  • Coma (born 1976), a.k.a. Tero Civill
    Tero Civill
    Tero Civill is a Finnish DJ and music producer. He began promoting warehouse raves and DJing at age of 15. Since 1991 he has performed at hundreds of events, including Roskilde Festival and MTV's Isle Of MTV among others. Civill also has a weekly radio show Sunnuntaikooma at Finland's only...

    , Finnish musician
  • Coma (band)
    Coma (band)
    Coma is a Polish rock band which was founded in June 1998 in Łódź. The name - Coma - was chosen randomly. They tossed a coin to decide because they had an appointment for an interview in Radio Łódź.-The early days:...

    , Polish
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