cataphor
English
Etymology
From Latin cataphora (“a coma”), from Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a bringing down, a lethargic attack”)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkatəfə/, /-ˌfɔː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkætəfɚ/, /-ˌfɔɹ/
Noun
cataphor (countable and uncountable, plural cataphors)
- (medicine) Semicoma.
- (medicine) Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.