penetrating trauma
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- noun
- /ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ ˈtrɔːmə/
- Specialized
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trauma penetrante
- Penetrating trauma and an increased number of wounds were shown to be independent risk factors for mucormycosis.
- patients with penetrating trauma
- blunt vs penetrating trauma
- injury (blunt vs penetrating trauma
Examples
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The doctor treated a patient with penetrating trauma from a bullet wound to the chest.
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The most frequent causes of penetrating trauma are gunshots and stab injuries; the overall survival rate is about 50% once patients are brought alive to the hospital.
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Penetrating trauma has been reported to be the most common cause of middle ear injury through the external auditory canal.
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Two patients with penetrating trauma and cholesteatoma had facial nerve involvement.
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Severe penetrating trauma to the stapes and round window also carries a poor hearing prognosis.
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Penetrating trauma to the head and neck caused by a nail fired from a nail gun is a unique, uncommon, and usually nonfatal injury.
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In this article, we describe three cases of penetrating trauma to the head as a result of nail gun accidents, two of which involved cranial penetration.
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Penetrating trauma occurred in 17 of the 22 early-group patients (77%) and in 14 delayed-group patients (64%).
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The causes of injury were penetrating trauma (70% of cases), thermal insults (20%), and explosive and nonexplosive blasts (9%).
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Penetrating trauma is the most common cause of luxation of the stapes into the vestibule and resultant perilymph fistula.
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Synonyms
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Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
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A serious physical injury from an accident or attack
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A deep cut in the skin or flesh with rough, torn edges
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Damage that happens when an object like a knife or bullet enters the body through the skin
Antonyms
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Injury caused by a hard hit that does not make a cut, often in car crashes
How Severe
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derived from combining 'penetrating' (capable of entering) with 'trauma' (a wound or injury), so the phrase literally denotes a wound caused by something entering the body. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Penetrating trauma shows a clear image: something sharp, like a knife or bullet, goes into the body. The word penetrating means 'going into' and trauma means 'injury', so the phrase refers to an injury caused by an object entering the body.