Trauma
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See also: trauma
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Trauma n (strong, genitive Traumas, plural Traumata or Traumen)
Usage notes
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.
Declension
Declension of Trauma [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
- Schädel-Hirn-Trauma, traumatisieren, Traumatologe, Traumatologie
Further reading
- “Trauma” in Duden online
Trauma on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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