Definitions
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- noun medicine
Semicoma . - noun medicine
Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.
Etymologies
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From Latin cataphora ("a coma"), from Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphora, "a bringing down, a lethargic attack")
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Examples
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For example, in the sentence: 'If you want them, there are cookies in the kitchen,' 'them' is a cataphor - you don't know what 'them' refers to until
SFGate: Top News Stories Suzanne Herel 2010
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For example, in the sentence: 'If you want them, there are cookies in the kitchen,' 'them' is a cataphor - you don't know what 'them' refers to until
SFGate: Top News Stories Suzanne Herel 2010
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