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)

1. (medicine) Semicoma.
2. (medicine) Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.