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trau·ma
[trou-muh, traw-] Pronunciation Key
[trou-muh, traw-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -mas, -ma·ta
[-muh-tuh] Pronunciation Key.
[-muh-tuh] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | Pathology.
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[Origin: 1685–95; < Gk traûma wound
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| trau·ma
(trô'mə, trou'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
[Greek; see terə-1 in Indo-European roots.] trau·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj., trau·mat'i·cal·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
trauma
trauma
1656 (implied in traumatic), "physical wound," from Gk. trauma "wound," from PIE *tro-, *trau-, from base *tere- "to rub, turn" (see throw (v.)). Sense of "psychic wound, unpleasant experience which causes abnormal stress" is implied in traumatic, in psychological jargon 1889. Traumatize in the psychological sense is attested from 1949.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| trauma | |
noun | |
| 1. | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury] |
| 2. | an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
trauma
(trô'mə, trou'-) Pronunciation Key
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
trauma [(trow-muh, traw-muh)]
trauma [(trow-muh, traw-muh)]
Wounds that result from sudden physical injury or violence.
Note: The term is frequently used to describe an emotional shock that causes serious psychological damage.
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trau·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj.
trauma trau·ma (trô'mə, trou'-)
n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
- A serious bodily injury or shock, as from violence or an accident.
- An emotional wound or shock that creates substantial lasting damage to one's psychological development, often leading to neurosis.
trau·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj.
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