traumatism

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He furthermore points out, as did Aristotle, that epilepsy produced in the ancestor by traumatism and other physical causes may be inherited by the child.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

The remaining causes are occupation, especially that of a jockey, and traumatism, the condition being very likely to supervene after accidents involving the condyles of the femur.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

It is a cruel process, but a crampy will in childhood means moral traumatism of some sort in the adult.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley

Affections of this articulation other than those which are produced by traumatism are rare.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Accidental causes are traumatism and an adjacent inflammation of the pleura.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)