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trauma Definition

trauma (trô′mə, trä′-)

noun pl. -·mas or -·mata--mə tə

  1. Med. a bodily injury, wound, or shock
  2. 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

trauma Related Forms
trau·ma′·tic (-mat′ik) adjective trau·mat′i·cally adverb
trauma Synonyms

trauma

n.

shock, injury, wound, ordeal; see injury 1.

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.