1. any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; [syn: injury, hurt, harm, trauma]
2. an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects; [syn: trauma, psychic trauma]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
trauma
n 1: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or
accident or fracture etc. [syn: injury, hurt, harm,
trauma]
2: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
[syn: trauma, psychic trauma]