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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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
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 Charles B. Michener
And he grew technical, spoke of blood pressures taken, of traumatism superinducing prolonged coma, of this and that which made no impression on the banker.
From The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory
Thrombi are usually divided into those from compression, dilatation, traumatism, and marasmus; in all of which groups an abnormal condition of the endothelium is to be met with.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Accidental causes are traumatism and an adjacent inflammation of the pleura.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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