traumatism
Americannoun
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any abnormal condition produced by a trauma.
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the trauma or wound itself.
noun
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any abnormal bodily condition caused by injury, wound, or shock
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(not in technical usage) another name for trauma
Etymology
Origin of traumatism
First recorded in 1855–60, traumatism is from the Late Greek word traumatismós a wounding. See traumatic, -ism
Example Sentences
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There are, however, certain cases in which traumatism meningitis, typhus, or other diseases that affect the brain have undoubtedly evoked criminal tendencies in individuals hitherto normal.
From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina
Verrier has collected the results of traumatism during pregnancy, and summarizes 61 cases.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
These are more common in small than in large animals, and are always the result of external traumatism, such as falls, kicks, and collisions.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Inflammatory complications are usually due to undue traumatism at the time of the inoculation, to injury of the pock, or to the previous existence of a cutaneous disease or of some dyscrasia.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
He furthermore points out, as did Aristotle, that epilepsy produced in the ancestor by traumatism and other physical causes may be inherited by the child.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
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