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concussion

[ kuhn-kuhsh-uhn ]

noun

  1. Pathology. injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like.
  2. shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc.
  3. the act of violently shaking or jarring.


concussion

/ °ìÉ™²Ôˈ°ìʌʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. a jarring of the brain, caused by a blow or a fall, usually resulting in loss of consciousness
  2. any violent shaking; jarring
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

concussion

/ °ìÉ™²Ô-°ìÅ­²õ³ó′ə²Ô /

  1. An injury to a soft structure, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow or impact and followed by a temporary, sometimes prolonged, loss of function. A concussion of the brain results in transient loss of consciousness or memory.
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³¦³Ü²õ²õ¾±±¹±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·³¦³Ü²õs¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹±ô ³¦´Ç²Ô·³¦³Ü²õ·²õ²¹²Ô³Ù [k, uh, n-, kuhs, -, uh, nt], adjective
  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·³¦³Ü²õs¾±±¹±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of concussion1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô³¦³Ü²õ²õ¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ³¦´Ç²Ô³¦³Ü²õ²õ¾±Å “a shaking,†also “earthquake, extortionâ€; equivalent to concuss + -ion
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Almost two-thirds of the claimants in a concussion lawsuit against rugby league authorities showed symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to documents seen by the BBC.

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Pearl Jam’s guitarist Stone Gossard called the show a “sonic concussion.â€

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Angels catcher Max Stassi was going on the injured list with a concussion; Kruger was to get on the next plane to Anaheim.

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The camera hurls itself into the high jinks, slamming itself back and forth at the same cadence as Nathan’s concussions.

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She was hospitalised for two days with severe concussion.

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