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Noun: trauma (traumas,traumata)  trawmu
  1. Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
    - injury, hurt, harm
     
  2. An emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
    - psychic trauma

Derived forms: traumas, traumata

See also: traumatic, traumatize

Type of: health problem, ill health, mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state, unhealthiness

Encyclopedia: Trauma