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

Helen Edwards could never have imagined a virus she may have had since childhood would leave her with brain damage.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Researchers uncovered a molecular pathway that links gut activity to brain damage, particularly in people with certain genetic mutations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

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

Evangeline Lilly says she has brain damage after fainting and falling on a boulder at a beach in Hawaii last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Being put under general anesthetic for so long presents a risk of brain damage.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Related Words

• cognitive impairment
• debilitation
• impairment
• incapacitation
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• limitation
• restriction