traumatismo

Definitions of traumatismo
  1. noun
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
    synonyms: daño
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    derrame, desangramiento, hemorragia, sangradura, sangría
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    abolladura, caliche, cardenal, contusión, desolladura, golpe, hematoma, lastimadura, maca, machucadura, magulladura, mancha, maruto, morado, moradura, moratón, moretón, ramalazo, raspón, roncha, tutuma
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    fractura, rotura
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
    congelación
    destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene
    hernia
    state of being torn or burst open
    maldita, picada, picado, picadura, picotada, picotazo, piquetazo
    a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
    latigazo, tralla, trallazo
    an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident)
    cardenal, equimosis, ramalazo, roncha, verdugón
    a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
    tirón, torcedura
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    arañazo, raedura, rasguño, raspadura, rozadura
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
    cortadura, cuchillada, navajada, raja, tajada, tajo
    a wound made by cutting
    ojo a la funerala, ojo morado
    a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    hernia, potra, relajación
    rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
    dislocación, distorsión, esguince, torcedura
    a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
    hemorragia nasal
    bleeding from the nose
    type of:
    problema de salud
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
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