polytrauma

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noun

The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.

Similar
multiple traumamultitrauma
OriginEnglish trauma ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolytrauma (countable and uncountable, plural polytraumas)

plural polytraumas

  1. countableuncountableemergency medicineThe condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.

    Synonyms: multiple trauma, multitrauma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.

Similar
multiple traumamultitrauma
Also see
multitrauma

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishtrauma
  6. Englishpolytrauma

From poly- + trauma.

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Translations

French polytraumatisme
  • polytraumatismemultiple traumatic injuries
Portuguese politraumatismo, politrauma
  • politraumatismomultiple traumatic injuries
  • politraumamultiple traumatic injuries
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