Carus

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In pathology, complete insensibility, which no stimulus can remove; the last degree of coma.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy
  • Word Usage
    "Book 1, 31, line 13, 'Dis carus ipsis' — 'dear to heaven'."