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外傷性 (gaishousei) Japanese meaning: traumatic | Kotomora

外がい傷しょう性せい

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Meanings

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noun-modifying (irregular)

traumatic

Medical term used prenominally to describe conditions, injuries, or events caused by physical trauma.

外がい傷しょう性せい脳のう損そん傷しょうは早そう期き治ち療りょうが重じゅう要ようです

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Early treatment is important for traumatic brain injury.

事じ故こによる外がい傷しょう性せいの変へん化かが見みられた。

Traumatic changes due to the accident were observed.

Kanji

外outside
傷wound, hurt, injure
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

外がい傷しょう
外傷 is a noun meaning 'external injury' or 'trauma'; 外傷性 is the adjectival form used before nouns to mean 'traumatic'.

Word family

外がい傷しょう性せい癲てん癇かん
traumatic epilepsy
無む外がい傷しょう性せい針はり
atraumatic needle
外がい傷しょう性せいショック
traumatic shock
慢まん性せい外がい傷しょう性せい脳のう症しょう
chronic traumatic encephalopathy; CTE

Built from

外がい傷しょう+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 外傷 (trauma, external injury) + 性 (-ic, -al, nature). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.