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
Example Sentences
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Affections of this articulation other than those which are produced by traumatism are rare.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
The narrowing resulting from foreign body traumatism rarely requires secondary dilatation after the foreign body has been removed.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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 Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Paralysis of the right leg and traumatism of the spine had been his, up to that day.
From Lourdes by Benson, Robert Hugh
It is essentially a chronic disorder, the affected patch remaining unchanged for months at a time, and then exhibiting aggravation in consequence of accidental exposure to heat or traumatism.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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