brain-damaged

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brain damage

Injury to the brain that is caused by various conditions, such as head trauma, inadequate oxygen supply, infection, or intracranial hemorrhage, and that may be associated with a behavioral or functional abnormality.

brain-damaged (br

jd) adj.

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brain-damaged [ˈbreɪnˌdæmɪdʒd] ADJ he was brain-damaged by meningitis → sufrió lesiones cerebrales por la meningitis
the child was brain-damaged for life → el niño quedó con lesiones medulares de por vida

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