n, pl  traumas  also  trau*ma*ta   1 a  :  an injury (as a wound) to living tissue caused by an extrinsic agent <surgical >  <the intra-abdominal organs at greatest risk to athletic are the spleen, pancreas, and kidney -M. R. Eichelberger>   b  :  a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from mental or emotional stress or physical injury  2  :  an agent, force, or mechanism that causes trauma .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  derm  der·ma  dram   dream 
 
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