KUSSMAUL'S COMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Kussmaul's coma mean? 

• KUSSMAUL'S COMA (noun)
  The noun KUSSMAUL'S COMA has 1 sense:

1. coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus

  Familiarity information: KUSSMAUL'S COMA used as a noun is very rare.

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• KUSSMAUL'S COMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

diabetic coma; Kussmaul's coma

Hypernyms ("Kussmaul's coma" is a kind of...):

coma; comatoseness (a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury)