trauma
Defined in 2 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910)
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 300D — for purposes of this part (2 versions over time)
The term "trauma" means an injury resulting from exposure to—
(A) a mechanical force; or
(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.
42 U.S.C. § 300D — for purposes of this section (2 versions over time)
The term "trauma" means an injury resulting from exposure to—
(A) a mechanical force; or
(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In medical Jurisprudence. A wound; any injury to the body caused by external vlolenco.
— Traumatic. Caused by or resulting from a wound or any external injury; as, traumatic insanity, produced by an injury to or fracture of the skull with consequent pressure on the brain.
— Traumatism. A diseased condition of the body or any part of it caused by a wound or external injury.