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Synonyms

brain damage

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noun

Pathology.

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

Other Word Forms

  • brain-damaged adjective

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 11, 2026

The mother of a man who suffered severe brain damage due to diabetes says she wants to "create happy memories" by bringing him home to be close to his family on the Isle of Man.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

These insights may help doctors make more informed decisions about early treatment strategies, potentially slowing disease progression before lasting brain damage occurs.

From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2026

Three months ago, another international team of scientists involving researchers in China, Spain and the U.K. also found they were able to undo physical brain damage in mice that resulted from Alzheimer’s.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

“Well, how did she sustain such extensive brain damage? Careful, now!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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