trauma

trau·ma

T0329100 (trô′mə, trou′-)n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-mə-tə) 1. a. Serious injury to the body, as from physical violence or an accident: abdominal trauma.b. Severe emotional or mental distress caused by an experience: He experienced trauma for years after his divorce.2. a. An experience that causes severe anxiety or emotional distress, such as rape or combat: memories that persist after a trauma occurs.b. An event or situation that causes great disruption or suffering: the economic trauma of the recession.

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[Greek; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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trau·mat′ic (-măt′ĭk) adj.trau·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

trauma

(ˈtrɔːmə) n, pl -mata (-mətə) or -mas1. (Psychology) psychol a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects2. (Pathology) pathol any bodily injury or wound[C18: from Greek: a wound] traumatic adj trauˈmatically adv

trau•ma

(ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ-)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə) 1. a. a body wound or shock produced by physical injury, as from an accident. b. the condition produced by this. 2. Psychiatry. psychological shock or severe distress from experiencing a disastrous event outside the range of usual experience, as rape or military combat. 3. any wrenching or distressing experience, esp. one causing a disturbance in normal functioning. [1685–95; < Greek traûma wound] trau•mat•ic (trəˈmæt ɪk, trɔ-, traʊ-) adj. trau•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.harm, hurt, injuryhealth problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without painbrain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth processblast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces)bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vesselblunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car)bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discolorationbump - a lump on the body caused by a blowburn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiationdislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousnessfracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangreneintravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vesselpenetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the bodypinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezedrupture - state of being torn or burst openinsect bite, sting, bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skinstrain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and painwhiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactionswound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)wrench, pull, twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
	2.	trauma - an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effectspsychic traumabirth trauma - emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illnessmental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"

trauma

noun1. shock, suffering, worry, pain, stress, upset, strain, torture, distress, misery, disturbance, ordeal, anguish, upheaval, jolt I'd been through the trauma of losing a house.2. injury, damage, hurt, wound, agony spinal trauma

trauma

noun1. Marked tissue damage, especially when produced by physical injury:traumatism, wound.2. Psychiatry. Something that jars the mind or emotions:blow, jolt, shock.

Translations

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