English
macrotraumamacrotrauma
From macro- + trauma.
Formed from macro- + trauma
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- ‘to increase’
Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós ‘lean, meager’
Proto-Hellenic *makrós
Ancient Greek μακρός ‘long’
English macro-
Ancient Greek τιτρώσκω ‘to harm’
Ancient Greek τραῦμα ‘wound, damage’
English trauma
Today it means
noun A major trauma injury, such as joint dislocation or bone fracture, characteristically sustained during a direct sudden event.
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