BRAIN DAMAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brain damage mean? 

• BRAIN DAMAGE (noun)
  The noun BRAIN DAMAGE has 1 sense:

1. injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.

  Familiarity information: BRAIN DAMAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRAIN DAMAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("brain damage" is a kind of...):

nervous disorder; neurological disease; neurological disorder (a disorder of the nervous system)

harm; hurt; injury; trauma (any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.)

 Context examples 

There is no good treatment for the brain damage of types 2 and 3.

(Gaucher's Disease, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

This test is used to assess brain damage, epilepsy and other problems.

(Electroencephalography, NCI Thesaurus)

It features 25 key-style pegs with holes in various positions in space, and is especially good for testing lateralized brain damage.

(Grooved Pegboard Test, NCI Thesaurus)

At high doses a toxic substance might cause birth defects or other serious problems, including brain damage or death.

(Household Products, Environmental Protection Agency)

A child who swallows large amounts of lead may develop anemia, severe stomachache, muscle weakness, and brain damage.

(Lead Poisoning, Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry)

Ischemic brain damage in which the entire brain is deprived of oxygen.

(Hypoxic Encephalopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to this substance irritates the skin, nose, throat and lungs and can eventually lead to liver, kidney and brain damage.

(Hydrazobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, one out of every thousand children who contract measles develop encephalitis, which can cause deafness or brain damage.

(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)

Impairment of verbal communication skills, often resulting from brain damage.

(Dysphasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include brain damage, Parkinson disease, and developmental causes.

(Dysarthria, NCI Thesaurus)