precoma
/priːˈkəʊmə/Medicine
noun
Impending coma, especially in diabetes mellitus or hepatic encephalopathy.
adjective
Of, relating to, or suffering from precoma.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From pre- + coma.
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