traumatism

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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

They began by regarding the most typical hysteria as really a psychic traumatism; that is to say, that it starts in a lesion, or rather in repeated lesions, of the emotional organism.

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

Acute laryngeal stenosis in infants, from laryngeal perichondritis, may be a delayed result of traumatism to the laryngeal cartilages during delivery.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

These are more common in small than in large animals, and are always the result of external traumatism, such as falls, kicks, and collisions.

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

Acute bursitis and thecitis is of frequent occurrence in horses because of direct injury from contusion, punctures and other forms of traumatism.

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