Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "semicomatose" yanayi ne na rashin sani ko a cikin barci, yanayin rashin hankali. Yana iya komawa ga mutumin da bai cika hammata ba amma yana nuna wasu daga cikin alamomin suman, kamar rashin jin daɗin kuzari ko rashin aikin fahimi. Prefix "Semi-" yana nufin "bangare" ko "bai cika ba," kuma "comatose" yana nufin yanayin zurfin rashin sani wanda ba za a iya tada mutum daga gare shi ba.