traumatism

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

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

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

Cause.—The great, comprehensive, common cause of, sometimes permanent, sometimes only transient, disability of the horse is external traumatism.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

To understand the position of Breuer and Freud we may start from the phenomenon of "nervous shock" produced by physical traumatism, often of a very slight character.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism by Ellis, Havelock

Intrauterine fractures are occasionally seen, but are generally the results of traumatism or of some extraordinary muscular efforts on the part of the mother.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)