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traumatism

[ trou-muh-tiz-uhm, traw- ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. any abnormal condition produced by a trauma.
  2. the trauma or wound itself.


traumatism

/ ˈ³Ù°ùɔ˳¾É™ËŒ³Ùɪ³úÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. any abnormal bodily condition caused by injury, wound, or shock
  2. (not in technical usage) another name for trauma
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of traumatism1

First recorded in 1855–60, traumatism is from the Late Greek word ³Ù°ù²¹³Ü³¾²¹³Ù¾±²õ³¾Ã³²õ a wounding. See traumatic, -ism
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“A form Grave Location Blank says he was buried 1 July 1918 in grave number 191 in Brest. In another document, sent 8 July 1918 to the quartermaster general in Washington, it speaks of ‘traumatism, May 23rd, crushing, Herbert L. Sylvester.

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Thrombi are usually divided into those from compression, dilatation, traumatism, and marasmus; in all of which groups an abnormal condition of the endothelium is to be met with.

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Inflammatory complications are usually due to undue traumatism at the time of the inoculation, to injury of the pock, or to the previous existence of a cutaneous disease or of some dyscrasia.

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Efforts should be made to protect the face lesions from the traumatism of picking and scratching, with a view to prevent pitting.

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Opinions like these, held by such prominent members of the profession and sustained by many observations, should certainly induce physicians to prevent, so far as possible, any exposure of their surgical patients, especially if they have any sores or wounds, whether by traumatism or the scalpel, to the scarlatinal poison.

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