(biology) A method of insemination in some invertebrates, whereby the male stabs the body of the female in random locations to inject the sperm, thereby causing trauma to the female.

plural of traumatic insemination

(pathology, neurology) a form of traumatic brain injury; it is a progressive degenerative disease found in individuals who have been subjected to multiple concussions and other forms of head injury

(medicine) A traumatic injury to the brain caused by an external force.

plural of traumatic brain injury

plural of chronic traumatic encephalopathy

(psychology) A psychological condition that develops following some stressful situation or event, with symptoms such as sleep disturbance, recurrent dreams, flashbacks, hypervigilance, depression, dissociation, withdrawal or lack of concentration.

Alternative form of post-traumatic stress disorder

A form of post-traumatic stress disorder that results from extended exposure to extreme trauma.