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posttraumatic stress disorder  
n.   Abbr. PTSD
A psychological disorder affecting individuals who have experienced or witnessed profoundly traumatic events, such as torture, murder, rape, or wartime combat, characterized by recurrent flashbacks of the traumatic event, nightmares, irritability, anxiety, fatigue, forgetfulness, and social withdrawal.
PTSD  
abbr.  posttraumatic stress disorder
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Main Entry: PTSD
Function: abbreviation
post-traumatic stress disorder
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PTSD
posttraumatic stress disorder
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