traumatisme

French

Etymology

Formed as: traumat(ique) +‎ -isme, after the Ancient Greek τραυματισμός (traumatismós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁo.ma.tism/
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Noun

traumatisme m (plural traumatismes)

(pathology) trauma
Quand vous tombez malade et que vous faites face à la mort, vous subissez un traumatisme comme à la guerre.
When one falls sick and comes face to face with death, one experiences trauma like in a war.

References

“traumatisme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

traumatisme on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

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