Semicomatose
noun, plural semicomas.
1.
a light coma from which a person can be roused.
semicoma sem·i·co·ma (sěm’ē-kō’mə, sěm’ī-)
n.
A partial or mild comatose state; a coma from which a person may be roused by various stimuli.
sem’i·co’ma·tose’ (-kō’mə-tōs’, -kŏm’ə-) adj.
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