concussion

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NOWINSKI: Well most athletes don't even know what a concussion is and what the damage can cause.

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  1. noun A violent jarring; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.
  2. noun An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function.

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  • There were complaints about living space, work duty for postnatal mothers and completion schedules for the fusion plant. —  The Legacy of Heorot
  • Another pulse shook the ether, but this time the concussion was also physical. —  Odyssey
  • NOWINSKI: Well most athletes don't even know what a concussion is and what the damage can cause. —  CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2007
  • We heard like a concussion, and for a few seconds it was quite scary. —  CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2007
  • As far as Clement himself, you know, they talk about something known as a concussion. —  CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2005
 

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contusion ·  sprain ·  jolt ·  bruise ·  detonation ·  dislocations ·  fracture ·  trauma ·  reverberation ·  thud ·  abrasion ·  hemorrhage
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English concussioun, bruise, contusion, from Latin concussiō, concussiōn-, concussion, from concussus, past participle of concutere, to strike together; see concuss.

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  1. = French concussion = Spanish concusion = Portuguese concussão = Italian concussione, from Latin concussio(n-), a violent shock, extortion of money by threats, from concutere, past participle concussus. shake, shock: see concuss.
 

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