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postconcussive

postconcussive adjective: postconcussion.

Adjective

postconcussive (not comparable)

  1. Postconcussion.
    • Because he was coincidentally situated in Pittsburgh, he had examined the brains of two former Pittsburgh Steelers players who were discovered to have had postconcussive brain dysfunction: Mike Webster, who became homeless and cognitively impaired before dying of heart failure in 2002; and Terry...2007 January 18, Alan Schwarz, “Expert Ties Ex-Player’s Suicide to Brain Damage”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2022

Forms of postconcussive

alternative formpost-concussive

Origin of postconcussive

From post- + concussive.

Phrases with postconcussive

Questions about postconcussive

What does postconcussive mean?
Postconcussive means postconcussion.
What part of speech is postconcussive?
Postconcussive is an adjective.

Words near postconcussive in the dictionary

  1. postconceptualists
  2. postconcert
  3. postconciliar
  4. postconcussion
  5. postconcussional
  6. postconcussive
  7. postconcussive syndrome
  8. postconcussive syndromes
  9. postcondensation
  10. postcondensations
  11. postcondition

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