TBI

[ tee-bee-ahy ]

abbreviation for

, plural TBIs.

1. plural TBIs Medicine/Medical. traumatic brain injury: damage to the brain from a source outside the body, such as an object that strikes the head violently or penetrates the skull, which causes symptoms ranging from headache and dizziness to permanent physical or mental disability.
2. Automotive. throttle-body injection: a fuel-injection system in which an injector delivers fuel to a central location within the intake manifold of the engine.

Example Sentences

The study involved 32 individuals with TBI, randomly assigned to either a sleep or wake group following training on a motor task.

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Researchers followed about 9,200 Medicare enrollees, whose average age was 75 at the start of the study, and found that contrary to other studies of younger people, being female, white, healthier and wealthier was associated with higher risk of TBI.

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While TBI can be successfully treated, these injuries increase the likelihood of a number of serious conditions, including dementia, Parkinson's disease and seizures, as well as cardiovascular disease and psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety.

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Earlier TBI studies have found that males, non-whites and those of lower socio-economic status were more likely to be diagnosed with TBI.

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But the current study found that females and whites were overrepresented among the 1,148 participants with TBI.

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