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| coma1 |
a long, deep state of being unconscious, caused by disease or injury. |
| epilepsy |
If a person has epilepsy, they have a problem with their nervous system. The nervous system is the system inside the body that includes the brain and the nerves that go through the spine and out to the rest of the body. A person with epilepsy does not have a problem using their brain for thinking, but sometimes the brain sends out incorrect signals to the body, and then their body starts to shake and move in ways they cannot control. This doesn't last a long time, but it is sometimes severe and very terrible to the person who has this condition. Often, after this kind of thing happens, the person becomes unconscious. |
| ether |
a liquid that makes a person unable to think, feel, or move. Ether burns easily, has a strong smell, and was once used in medicine to make people unconscious during surgery. |
| faint |
very tired, dizzy, or about to become unconscious. [3/4 definitions] |
| lifeless |
having or appearing to have no life; unconscious. [1/2 definitions] |
| narcotic |
a drug that causes a person to become sleepy or unconscious and that may be used as a medicine to dull pain or cause sleep. Narcotics can be dangerous when not used as a medicine and can become hard to give up. |
| stun |
to cause to be unconscious. [1/2 definitions] |
| unconscious |
If a person is unconscious, they are alive and seem to be sleeping, but they are not really sleeping. They will not "wake up" if there is a loud noise or if you shake them. Their brain is not working in the normal way. If a person gets a hard hit on the head, they may become unconscious. Being unconscious is usually temporary. |
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