trauma
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈtrɔɪmə/
- Specialized
:
traumatismo
- The full extent of the trauma is realized only as time goes by.
- major trauma
- head trauma
- physical trauma
And they had the expedition trauma kits from focus research group.
- And they had the expedition trauma kits from focus research group.
- So the first bit of trauma was the Christopher Adam fight.
- And I was the trauma chief that night for pediatric trauma.
- The entire Grace cast was in that trauma room trying to help her survive.
- Physical stress, trauma, accidents, injuries, falls, you know.
- They may have experienced some trauma, whether physical, sexual or similar.
- You know, your body has gone through kind of a major trauma.
- It was like this big and it was massive trauma that I had experienced in my body.
- You know, you can get into a car accident and experience an acute trauma that you and you know how this effects you.
- I I mean, I, I don't want to mess this up, but a lot of head trauma was happening because of the breaching.
- It's the brain they brought into the trauma.
Examples
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The autopsy found that it was a cumulative effect... ...from numerous physical traumas exacerbated by malnutrition... ...which severely inhibited her ability to recuperate from those traumas.
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Results: Emergency personnel evaluated 8,786 major trauma patients, and data on 7,326 of these patients were available for analysis.
Academic text (2011) -
It's where all, you know, where all major trauma cases go in the city.
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And imagine that happening in large scale with a lot of this physical trauma on top of it.
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You know, you can get into a car accident and experience an acute trauma that you and you know how this effects you.
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There was significant trauma to the head and vital organs.
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Mike is wheeled into a trauma room where the monitors quickly come to life.
Fiction book (2002) -
Such a situation is most likely to arise when there is accidental trauma and damage to the turbinates.
Academic text (2008) -
Victims of blunt force trauma can, on extremely rare occasions, exhibit extraordinary outcomes.
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The athlete was taken to the hospital after suffering from a serious physical injury, often referred to as trauma.
Synonyms
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1.4
Harm to the body caused by an accident or attack
971
2.2
An injury where the skin is cut or torn
820
1.0
A bad effect on people or things
76
1.0
Feeling physical pain after an accident or attack
75
7.7
A deep cut in the skin or flesh with rough, torn edges
6
5.3
Injury caused by a hard hit that does not make a cut, often in car crashes
2
6.3
Damage that happens when an object like a knife or bullet enters the body through the skin
1
6.5
A wound made when an object enters the body, like a knife or bullet
1
3.5
Harm to the body that happens by accident and not on purpose
1
7.5
Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion
1
6.6
An injury where the skin is broken and what is under the skin shows
An injury to a newborn during birth
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
6
5.3
Injury caused by a hard hit that does not make a cut, often in car crashes
- Specialized
1
6.5
A wound made when an object enters the body, like a knife or bullet
- Specialized
1
7.5
Damage to the body from the strong wave of air and flying debris after an explosion
- Specialized
1
7.9
A very strong emotional hurt that stays for a long time after a frightening or sad event
- Specialized
Emotional harm some people think a baby gets during birth that may affect later life
- Specialized
Strong emotional distress a parent has during a difficult childbirth or after it, such as anxiety and bad memories
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word trauma comes from an old Greek word trauma that means 'wound'. In medicine, trauma means a serious physical 'wound' from an accident or violence, so doctors use the word for severe injuries.