traumatism
any abnormal condition produced by a trauma.
the trauma or wound itself.
Origin of traumatism
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How to use traumatism in a sentence
Affections of this articulation other than those which are produced by traumatism are rare.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor LacroixUnder this head are included all forms of cutaneous inflammation due to traumatism.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonLatent cerebral trouble connected with the sinus may be roused into activity by the local traumatism, however skilfully effected.
Efforts should be made to protect the face lesions from the traumatism of picking and scratching, with a view to prevent pitting.
Here was the real psychic traumatism, the operation of which merely became manifest in the cat.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) | Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for traumatism
/ (ˈtrɔːməˌtɪzəm) /
any abnormal bodily condition caused by injury, wound, or shock
(not in technical usage) another name for trauma (def. 2)
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