Definitions for concussionkənˈkʌʃ ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
con•cus•sionkənˈkʌʃ ən(n.)
injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like.
Category: Pathology
shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc.
the act or action of violently shaking or jarring.
Origin of concussion:
1350–1400; ME < L
con•cus′sive(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
concussion(noun)
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
concussion(noun)
any violent blow
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
concussion(noun)ənˈkʌʃ ən
a brain injury
Wiktionary
concussion(Noun)
a violent collision or shock
concussion(Noun)
an injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function
Webster Dictionary
Concussion(noun)
a shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies
Concussion(noun)
a condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain
Concussion(noun)
the unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value
Translations for concussion
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
concussion(noun)
temporary harm to the brain caused by a heavy blow on the head
suffering from concussion.
- harsingskudding, hersingskuddingAfrikaans
- ارْتِجاجٌ دِماغيArabic
- сътресениеBulgarian
- concussãoPortuguese (BR)
- otřes mozkuCzech
- die (Gehirn-)ErschütterungGerman
- hjernerystelseDanish
- διάσεισηGreek
- conmoción (cerebral)Spanish
- (pea)ajupõrutusEstonian
- ضربه مغزیFarsi
- aivotärähdysFinnish
- commotion (cérébrale)French
- זַעֲזוּע מֹחHebrew
- सिर की अन्दरूनी चोट से बनने वाली स्थितिHindi
- potres mozgaCroatian
- agyrázkódásHungarian
- gegar otakIndonesian
- heilahristingurIcelandic
- commozione cerebraleItalian
- 脳しんとうJapanese
- 뇌진탕Korean
- smegenų sutrenkimasLithuanian
- [] satricinājumsLatvian
- konkusiMalay
- hersenschuddingDutch
- hjernerystelseNorwegian
- wstrząs mózguPolish
- ضربه مغزیPersian
- ډكه، ټكر، جټكه، زيان (طب) غير طبيعى جسمى حالت چه ديو ګوزار يا جټكى په اثر پيداشى)، سربدالىPashto
- concussãoPortuguese
- comoţie (cerebrală)Romanian
- сотрясение мозгаRussian
- otras mozguSlovak
- pretres (možganov)Slovenian
- potres mozgaSerbian
- hjärnskakningSwedish
- การบาดเจ็บชั่วคราวในสมองเนื่องจากถูกตีอย่างแรงที่ศีรษะThai
- beyin sarsıntısıTurkish
- 腦震盪Chinese (Trad.)
- струс; контузіяUkrainian
- دماغی نقصانUrdu
- sự chấn độngVietnamese
- 脑震荡Chinese (Simp.)
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