precoman.adj.

Brit.

/priːˈkəʊmə/, U.S.

/priˈkoʊmə/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, coma n.¹

Etymology: < pre- prefix + coma n.¹

Medicine.

A. n.

Impending coma, esp. in diabetes mellitus or hepatic encephalopathy.

ΚΠ

1934 Lancet 13 Jan. 88/2 The extremely high levels..of leucocytes which may be observed in pre-coma.

1969 J. H. Thompson in J. A. Bevan Essent. Pharmacol. li. 545 Paromomycin has been used..preoperatively to suppress the colonic flora, and in hepatic coma and precoma.

1998 Practitioner (Nexis) Jan. 9 The conversion of urea to ammonia, one of the precipitating factors of hepatic precoma and coma.

B. adj. attributive.

Of, relating to, or suffering from precoma.

ΚΠ

1937 Q. Rev. Biol. 12 125/2 The presence of diabetes complicates the dangers of operative procedure..and adds to the risks associated with coma and precoma states.

1985 Neurochem. Res. 10 1429 Levels of all metabolites were either normal or elevated in precoma and comatose mice as compared to controls.

1994 Hepatology 37 420 Early (precoma) stages of encephalopathy were accompanied by significant..increases of total brain glutamine and lactate concentrations.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precoma
释义	precoman.adj. Brit. /priːˈkəʊmə/, U.S. /priˈkoʊmə/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, coma n.¹ Etymology: < pre- prefix + coma n.¹ Medicine. A. n. Impending coma, esp. in diabetes mellitus or hepatic encephalopathy. ΚΠ 1934 Lancet 13 Jan. 88/2 The extremely high levels..of leucocytes which may be observed in pre-coma. 1969 J. H. Thompson in J. A. Bevan Essent. Pharmacol. li. 545 Paromomycin has been used..preoperatively to suppress the colonic flora, and in hepatic coma and precoma. 1998 Practitioner (Nexis) Jan. 9 The conversion of urea to ammonia, one of the precipitating factors of hepatic precoma and coma. B. adj. attributive. Of, relating to, or suffering from precoma. ΚΠ 1937 Q. Rev. Biol. 12 125/2 The presence of diabetes complicates the dangers of operative procedure..and adds to the risks associated with coma and precoma states. 1985 Neurochem. Res. 10 1429 Levels of all metabolites were either normal or elevated in precoma and comatose mice as compared to controls. 1994 Hepatology 37 420 Early (precoma) stages of encephalopathy were accompanied by significant..increases of total brain glutamine and lactate concentrations. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1934
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