ˈtrau̇mə also -rȯmə noun
( plural trauma·ta məd.ə, -mətə ; or traumas )
Etymology: Greek, wound — more at throe
1. : an injury or wound to a living body caused by the application of external force or violence
injuries … such as sprains, bruises, fractures, dislocation, concussion — indeed traumata of all kinds — Lancet
2.
a. : a psychological or emotional stress or blow that may produce disordered feelings or behavior
separation from its mother was the greatest trauma to the young child — Carl Binger
the moral energies of America were exhausted by the trauma of the Civil War — New Republic
b. : the state or condition of mental or emotional shock produced by such a stress or by a physical injury : traumatism
effects of the trauma induced by the wound — J.W.Aldridge
what was the nature of this trauma , following as it did an acute anxiety state — Elizabeth Rosenberg
the war left a lasting trauma — Edmund Wilson
Synonyms: see wound