外傷(がいしょう)

がいしょう
noun
external wound, trauma, injury
1. external wound, physical trauma, injury
A wound or injury caused by an external physical force such as a blow, cut, or fall. A medical term encompassing cuts, bruises, fractures, and burns.
外傷(がいしょう)は見(み)られない。
No external wounds are visible.
軽(かる)い外傷(がいしょう)だったので入院(にゅういん)は不要(ふよう)だった。
It was a minor injury, so hospitalization was unnecessary.
交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)で頭部(とうぶ)に外傷(がいしょう)を負(お)い、救急(きゅうきゅう)搬送(はんそう)された。
They sustained a head trauma in a traffic accident and were taken away by ambulance.

USAGE:
A medical and formal term. In everyday conversation, 怪我(けが) is more common for general injuries. 外傷(がいしょう) is preferred in medical reports, news, and technical contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 外傷(がいしょう)を負(お)う: to sustain an injury
  • 外傷(がいしょう)を受(う)ける: to receive an injury
  • 頭部(とうぶ)外傷(がいしょう): head trauma
  • 外傷(がいしょう)性(せい): traumatic (as in 外傷(がいしょう)性(せい)ストレス)
general
Added 2026.2.20 18:48
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