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traumatic brain injury

traumatic brain injury noun: a traumatic injury to the brain caused by an external force.

Noun

traumatic brain injury (plural traumatic brain injuries)

  1. A traumatic injury to the brain caused by an external force.
    • Almost three dozen US service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile attack earlier this month, the Pentagon said Friday.2020 January 26, Leah Asmelash, “Why traumatic brain injuries can be dangerous”, in CNN
    Synonyms:
    TBI

Synonyms of traumatic brain injury

Forms of traumatic brain injury

pluraltraumatic brain injuries

Words formed from traumatic brain injury

Questions about traumatic brain injury

What does traumatic brain injury mean?
Traumatic brain injury means a traumatic injury to the brain caused by an external force.
What part of speech is traumatic brain injury?
Traumatic brain injury is a noun.
What is the plural of traumatic brain injury?
The plural of traumatic brain injury is traumatic brain injuries.

Words near traumatic brain injury in the dictionary

  1. traumatic
  2. traumatic acid
  3. traumatic alopecia
  4. traumatic alopecias
  5. traumatic brain injuries
  6. traumatic brain injury
  7. traumatic insemination
  8. traumatic inseminations
  9. traumatic withdrawal syndrome
  10. traumatically
  11. traumaticin

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