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
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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 Eugene S. Talbot
Intrauterine fractures are occasionally seen, but are generally the results of traumatism or of some extraordinary muscular efforts on the part of the mother.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Laryngeal stenosis in the newborn may be due to various anomalies of the larynx or trachea, or to traumatism of these structures during delivery.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
It is a cruel process, but a crampy will in childhood means moral traumatism of some sort in the adult.
From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by G. Stanley Hall
Traumatic or Trade Bursitis.—This term may be conveniently applied to those affections of bursæ which result from repeated slight traumatism incident to particular occupations.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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