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trauma
[ trou-muh, traw- ]
noun
- Pathology.
- a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
- the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- Psychiatry.
- an experience that produces psychological injury or pain.
- the psychological injury so caused.
trauma
/ ˈtrɔːmə; trɔːˈmætɪk /
noun
- psychol a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects
- pathol any bodily injury or wound
trauma
/ trô′mə,trou′- /
- Severe bodily injury, as from a gunshot wound or a motor vehicle accident.
- Psychological or emotional injury caused by a deeply disturbing experience.
trauma
- Wounds that result from sudden physical injury or violence.
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Derived Forms
- traumatic, adjective
- trauˈmatically, adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trauma1
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Origin of trauma1
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Example Sentences
For them, the trauma of assault can be compounded by a lack of institutional support, and even disciplinary action.
Question them, and you are colluding in exacerbating the awful effects of their trauma.
Does he give in to the trauma or does he embrace all of the lessons he has learned?
The 54-year-old trauma doctor and father of three is suffering from heart disease.
It doesn't make you a better person because you endured the indignity and trauma of it.
And the papers of Braulinski of the old University of Warsaw on the fear trauma which he termed a birthmark of civilization.
Originally, he endeavoured to reawaken the memory of the sexual trauma by means of the induction of profound hypnosis.
This perception was enough to make me sceptical about the whole trauma-theory.
Not infrequently, the result of a trauma, division of the tendo Achillis occurs.
The ideal operation, therefore, is to make an artificial pupil with the least amount of trauma to the ciliary body.
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