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second impact syndrome

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond im-pact syn-drome
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rapid and severe brain swelling caused by a second concussion before the first one has sufficiently healed, resulting in possible death or permanent disability.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

second impact syndromes (plural) second-impact syndrome (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

chronic traumatic encephalopathy post-concussion syndrome

Synonyms

SIS

Questions

What does second impact syndrome mean?
A rapid and severe brain swelling caused by a second concussion before the first one has sufficiently healed, resulting in possible death or permanent disability.

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