Meanings
- not comparableOccurring after, or as a consequence of, a concussion
Perhaps Ben Roethlisberger's breezy announcement last week that his helmet gave him a headache after his first postconcussion practice would have been met with more alarm if such offbeat medical updates were not such a routine part of his career.
2009 January 11, Judy Battista, “Roethlisberger Takes Risks as Rushing Fades”, in New York TimesSynonyms: postconcussional
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOccurring after, or as a consequence of, a concussion
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Englishconcussion
- Englishpostconcussion
From post- + concussion.
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