Etymology

trauma

trau·ma
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Today it means: Any injury to the body of a living thing. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma)
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  1. Ancient Greekτιτρώσκω (titrṓskō)
  2. Ancient Greekτραῦμα (traûma)
  3. English todaytrauma

From Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”).

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