Meanings
plural chronic traumatic encephalopathies
- medicineA progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury.
Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
2020 January 26, Leah Asmelash, “Why traumatic brain injuries can be dangerous”, in CNNSynonyms: CTE, dementia pugilistica, punch drunk syndrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury.
Cite this entry
chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronic%20traumatic%20encephalopathy
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