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trauma

Definitions of trauma
  1. noun
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
    synonyms: ferita
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    types:
    dissanguamento, emorragia
    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    ammaccatura, contusione, ecchimosi, ematoma, livido, lividura
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    bernoccolo
    a lump on the body caused by a blow
    diastasi, lussazione
    a displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
    frattura
    breaking of hard tissue such as bone
    ferita, lesione
    an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    abrasione, escoriazione, graffio, scalfittura, sfregio, unghiata
    an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
    lesione, taglio
    a wound made by cutting
    lacerazione, rottura, strappo, strazio
    a torn ragged wound
    morso
    a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
    bruciacchiatura
    a surface burn
    ernia
    rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
    distorsione, lacerazione, rottura, stiramento, storta, strappo
    a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
    epistassi
    bleeding from the nose
    type of:
    affezione, condizione patologica, malattia, male, patologia, stato morboso, stato patologico
    a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
  2. noun
    an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
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