traumatic brain injury

[ traw-mat-ik breyn in-juh-ree, truh-mat-ik ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. 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: : TBI CTE ( def ).

   After the car accident, he was diagnosed with a severe traumatic brain injury that greatly affected his memory and ability to concentrate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of traumatic brain injury¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

It is often the least visible but sometimes deadliest of injuries: traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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He also was diagnosed with “head, neck, wrist and back injuries – and the biggest was TBI, or traumatic brain injury.”

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Those who receive a traumatic brain injury are often poor historians, and may not remember what happened to them.

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Doctors told his mother, Jackie, that Alex had suffered a traumatic brain injury and would probably not survive.

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On stage, though, he never dwelled on his own recovery or the challenges he faced dealing with PTSD and traumatic brain injury.

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