Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traumatic brain injury

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: trau-mat-ic brain in-jury
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traumatic injury to the brain caused by an external force.

Example Sentences

"Almost three dozen US service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile attack earlier this month, the Pentagon said Friday."

Inflected Forms

traumatic brain injuries (plural)

Derived Forms

TBI

Phrases

acquired brain injury

Frequently Paired Words

acquired brain injury

Synonyms

TBI

Questions

What does traumatic brain injury mean?: A traumatic injury to the brain caused by an external force.

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