traumatic brain injury

English

Noun

traumatic brain injury (plural traumatic brain injuries)

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

Synonyms

  • TBI (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

Derived terms

  • TBI (abbreviation)
  • acquired brain injury (ABI)

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