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| coma1 |
a long, deep state of being unconscious, caused by disease or injury. |
| 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] |
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