Concussion
[kuh n-kuhsh-uh n] /kənˈkʌʃ ən/
noun
1.
Pathology. injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like.
2.
shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc.
3.
the act of violently shaking or jarring.
/kənˈkʌʃən/
noun
1.
a jarring of the brain, caused by a blow or a fall, usually resulting in loss of consciousness
2.
any violent shaking; jarring
n.
c.1400, from Latin concussionem (nominative concussio) “a shaking,” noun of action from past participle stem of concutere “shake violently,” from com- “together” (see com-) + quatere “to shake” (see quash). Modern brain injury sense is from 1540s.
concussion con·cus·sion (kən-kŭsh’ən)
n.
concussion
(kən-kŭsh’ən)
An injury to a soft structure, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow or impact and followed by a temporary, sometimes prolonged, loss of function. A concussion of the brain results in transient loss of consciousness or memory.
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