trauma
trauma
Definition
trauma (trô′mə, trä′-)
noun pl. -·mas or -·mata--mə tə
- Med. a bodily injury, wound, or shock
- Psychiatry a painful emotional experience, or shock, often producing a lasting psychic effect and, sometimes, a neurosis
Etymology: ModL < Gr trauma (gen. traumatos): for IE base see throe
trau·ma′·tic (-mat′ik) adjective
trau·mat′i·cally adverb
trauma
Synonyms
trauma
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- abuse: Frank Zito ( Joe Spinell ) is a deeply disturbed man, haunted by the traumas of unspeakable child abuse.
Converse of object
- relive: Neither of us wanted to relive that trauma, Teal'c.
- suffer: Malcolm Wright, 41, said he suffered trauma in the accident in which Richard Jones, 18, of Dyserth, died.
- penetrate: The local skin should also be searched for evidence of penetrating trauma.
- inflict: Consequently, this will allow the police to inflict the same trauma we have been through on another family.
- heal: The book guides the reader through the process of healing childhood trauma through working with the Magical Child.
- overcome: Michael: I suppose that this was a natural progression from my interest in helping people overcome trauma.
Adjective modifier
- perineal: More research is needed on the subject: for example, does previous serious perineal trauma affect rotation in subsequent labors?
- blunt: The medical examiner ruled Clements ' cause of death blunt trauma to the head.
- ocular: Thus the percentage of road traffic accidents causing ocular trauma is 12.5 % .
- urethral: Urethral trauma Physical damage to the urethra - the tube that leads from the bladder to the outside.
- psychological: They do not include the psychological trauma of the expectant mother.
- orthopedic: The Scottish Orthopedic Research Trust into Trauma: was established in 1993 to promote research into orthopedic trauma.
Modifies a noun
- survivor: Artistic endeavors have also been a way for many trauma survivors to express inner feelings in a positive, creative way.
- surgeon: I spoke to David Halpin, a trauma surgeon with extensive experience in dealing with the results of incised wounds.
Noun used with modifier
- infancy: In more detail, infancy trauma is explained in two articles.
- post-abortion: Should the woman have been warned about post-abortion trauma?
- childhood: With Barnardo's help, childhood trauma need not mean a hopeless future.
- limb: Trauma: Facial trauma; lower limb trauma; burn injury.
- birth: There are men who specialize in finding memories of a birth trauma.
Browse dictionary entries near trauma
- trattoria
- trass
- Trasimeno
- trashy
- trashing
- trash talk
- trash
- trapunto
- trapt
- trapshooting
- traumatism
- traumatize
- travail
- trave
- travel
- travel agency
- travel and entertainment expense
- traveled
- traveler
- traveler's check
