v. to become
groggy and seem to go to sleep. (HFP, p. 100)—n.
1. usually a
flow running too long in one direction.
(7204C07 SO III)2. a
manifestation of
unconsciousness, is very mild, and simply means that some
period of the person's
life wherein he was
unconscious has been slightly
restimulated.
(Scn Jour ISS. 14-G)3. a
state of
unconsciousness produced by a
confusion of
effort impinging upon one
area. It is a slow
motion unconsciousness.
(PDC 29)4. a
condition of somnolence which is sometimes indistinguishable from sleep.
(SOS, Bk. 2, p. 133)5. boil-off was originally and sedately named "
comatic reduction," but such
erudition has been outvoted by the
fact that it has never been used.
(DMSMH, p. 303)6. it actually is a
flow which is
run too long in one direction. That's what boil-off,
anaten, etc. is.
(SH Spec 229, 6301C10)