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trauma

[trou-muh, traw-] / ˈtraʊ mə, ˈtrɔ- /


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"He had a very difficult childhood," trauma expert Gabor Mate told the BBC this week.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

The coroner's office in Greenville, South Carolina said crews treated a woman in "cardiac arrest" and her autopsy showed "no signs of trauma".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Those much higher payments help support emergency departments, trauma centers, neonatal intensive-care units, behavioral-health programs, teaching hospitals and rural facilities, as well as investment in technology, cybersecurity and emergency preparedness.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Another, also in his 20s, said he was promised trauma counselling but only had two sessions with a psychologist.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Then, to save her the trauma of breaking it to me, I ask, “Did he ask after you dropped me off on Friday?”

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

That is where we break generational cycles and traumas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

They had grandparents for the kids to stay with, so they did not go—as tens of thousands do each year—into state custody, with the many attendant traumas that entails.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

The repercussions of this method still reverberate through Panettiere’s life today, with the actress musing: “I’ve often wondered whether—unintentionally—I’ve brought on my traumas because I’m wired to think they’re good for me.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

Both Clark and Mary wrestle with their individual traumas, but the specific points of their histories are explored with less interest than the Backrooms themselves.

From Salon May 30, 2026

Such overwhelming traumas tear at the bonds that hold cultures together.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

We shall refer later on to those other exactly similar cases of cyclical depression which can nevertheless easily be traced back to mental traumata.

From Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego by Sigmund Freud

The principal causes of primary keratitis are traumata and infection from the conjunctiva.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

He received several head traumata and suffered from enuresis in his early life.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

Absorption takes place from the inner surface of the uterus or from traumata in the genital canal.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various




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