See also: trauma

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Etymology edit

From the Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, wound).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯ma/
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  • Hyphenation: Trau‧ma

Noun edit

Trauma n (strong, genitive Traumas, plural Traumata or Traumen)

  1. psychological trauma
  2. (medicine) trauma (serious injury)

Usage notes edit

In colloquial usage, the word Trauma only refers to the psychological trauma. The usage of the word Trauma to mean injury is restricted to medical contexts and occurs almost exclusively in compounds like Schädel-Hirn-Trauma.

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