concussion

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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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  • As a result, Laquatus believed, they were the most stubborn and unyielding guards in all existence Rigid obedience to all orders was their trademark Another pulse shook the ether, but this time the concussion was also physical. —  VANCE MOORE
  • Taking into account the energy of the electric discharge and its duration, as well as that of an explosion, I estimated that the concussion was about equivalent to that which might have been produced at that distance by the ignition of twelve tons of dynamite The experimental station which Tesla erected was an almost square barnlike structure nearly one hundred feet on each side. —  Prodigal genius - Tesla Biography
  • He cautiously suggested he could return to practice in a week, but noted that this concussion has been harder to recover from in the wake of others he's suffered. —  tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A
  • The Longhorns 'defense also held Wells to 8 yards on three carries before he left with what he called a concussion. —  The Lantern
  • A concussion is the most common type of brain injury sustained in sports.
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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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