"PTSD" meaning in English

See PTSD in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} PTSD (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of post-traumatic stress disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: post-traumatic stress disorder Derived forms: C-PTSD, CPTSD, PTSDer Translations (initialism: post-traumatic stress disorder): 創傷後心理壓力緊張症候群 /创伤后心理压力紧张症候群 (chuāngshānghòu xīnlǐ yālì jǐnzhāng zhènghòuqún) (Chinese Mandarin), PTSD (Danish), PTSS [feminine] (Dutch), PTSP (Esperanto), PTSD (Finnish), TSPT [masculine] (French), PTBS [feminine] (German), PTSD (Norwegian Bokmål), PTSD (Norwegian Nynorsk), TEPT [masculine] (Portuguese), ПТСР (PTSR) [neuter] (Russian), TEPT [masculine] (Spanish), PTSD (Swedish), ПТСР (PTSR) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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