trauma

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Main Entry: trau·ma
Pronunciation: tr-m, tra-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural traumas also trau·ma·ta /-mt-/
1 a : an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent <surgical trauma> <the intra-abdominal organs at greatest risk to athletic trauma are the spleen, pancreas, and kidney -- M. R. Eichelberger> -- see BLUNT TRAUMA b : a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from mental or emotional stress or physical injury
2 : an agent, force, or mechanism that causes trauma