The word I'm looking for is just what the title says, a term for a "person in a coma". Or it could be a phrase, because I just need a little variety.
It gets a little repetitive if I say "in a coma" multiple times.
If there isn't any, is there any synonyms for "coma" that communicates similar connotations (like hospital, medical, long time, stability) but not too technical?
Comatose is the adjective you can substitute: "a comatose state"
You can also use "deeply unconscious" or "senseless"
- comatose - affected with coma. "The patient lay comatose, sustained by respirators."
- unconscious having lost consciousness
- senseless - unconscious.
The main point is: all comatose patients are unconscious. If their comatose state isn't "superficial" (there's a gradation) they can be totally senseless too. However, not every unconscious or senseless patient is comatose.
