trauma (redirected from cumulative trauma)

trau·ma  (trôm, trou-)

n. pl. trau·mas or trau·ma·ta (-m-t)

1. A serious injury or shock to the body, as from violence or an accident.

2. An emotional wound or shock that creates substantial, lasting damage to the psychological development of a person, often leading to neurosis.

3. An event or situation that causes great distress and disruption.

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[Greek; see ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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trau·matic (-mtk) adj.

trau·mati·cal·ly adv.

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trauma [ˈtrɔːmə]

n pl -mata [-mətə], -mas

1. (Psychology) Psychol a powerful shock that may have long-lasting effects

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any bodily injury or wound

[from Greek: a wound]

traumatic  [trɔːˈmætɪk] adj

traumatically  adv

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trauma  (trôm, trou-)

1. Severe bodily injury, as from a gunshot wound or a motor vehicle accident.

2. Psychological or emotional injury caused by a deeply disturbing experience.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. harm, hurt, injury health problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain brain damage - injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. birth trauma - physical injury to an infant during the birth process blast trauma - injury caused the explosion of a bomb (especially in enclosed spaces) bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel blunt trauma - injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration bump - a lump on the body caused by a blow burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation dislocation - a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column) electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness fracture, break - breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" cryopathy, frostbite - destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene intravasation - entry of foreign matter into a blood vessel penetrating injury, penetrating trauma - injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body pinch - an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed rupture - state of being torn or burst open insect bite, sting, bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin strain - injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain whiplash, whiplash injury - an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident) wale, weal, welt, wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions wound, lesion - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) wrench, pull, twist - a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
	2.	trauma - an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects psychic trauma birth trauma - emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"

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trauma

noun

1. shock, suffering, worry, pain, stress, upset, strain, torture, distress, misery, disturbance, ordeal, anguish, upheaval, jolt I'd been through the trauma of losing a house.

2. injury, damage, hurt, wound, agony spinal trauma

Translations

trauma [ˈtrɔːmə]

A. N (traumas, traumata (pl)) [ˈtrɔːmətə]

1. (Psych) → trauma m

2. (Med) → traumatismo m, trauma m

B. CPD trauma centre, trauma center (US) N → departamento m (hospitalario)de urgencias

trauma [ˈtrɔːmə] n → traumatisme m

trauma

n (Psych) → Trauma nt, → seelischer Schock

trauma [ˈtrɔːmə] n → trauma m

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trauma [ˈtrɔːmə] n → trauma m