brain damage

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. injury or harm, congenital or acquired, to the tissues of the brain resulting from inadequate oxygen supply, trauma, or other cause.

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Other Word Forms

• brain-damaged adjective

Example Sentences

Baby Alissa suffered severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen caused by the placenta coming away from the womb wall.

From BBC

Grace was fortunate to have no brain damage when she was brought out of her coma.

From BBC

After an aneurysm, your former life, free from the threat of death, of brain damage, of another aneurysm, is gone and buried.

From The Wall Street Journal

The boards also noted that he had permanent brain damage and had suffered huge bed sores.

From BBC

But there was no evidence of a skull fracture or brain damage typically seen in such cases or grease from a vehicle.

From BBC

Related Words

• cognitive impairment
• debilitation
• impairment
• incapacitation
• intellectual disability
• limitation
• restriction