blunt trauma

blunt trauma
blunt trauma n a usu. serious injury caused by a blunt object or collision with a blunt surface (as in a vehicle accident or fall from a building) <the patient died of blunt trauma to the head> called also blunt force trauma

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  • blunt trauma — noun injury incurred when the human body hits or is hit by a large outside object (as a car) • Hypernyms: ↑injury, ↑hurt, ↑harm, ↑trauma * * * noun : an injury caused by a blunt object or surface the patient died of blunt trauma to the head …   Useful english dictionary

  • blunt trauma — noun Date: 1962 a usually serious injury caused by a blunt object or surface < died of blunt trauma to the head > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Blunt Force Trauma — Album par Cavalera Conspiracy Sortie 29 mars 2011 Enregistrement janvier mai 2010 aux Undercity Studios Genre groove metal Death metal Thrash metal Producteur …   Wikipédia en Français

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