subconcussive

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ concussive

Adjective

subconcussive (not comparable)

1. Below the threshold of concussion.
   • 2009 January 28, Alan Schwarz, “New Sign of Brain Damage in N.F.L.”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The pamphlet also makes no mention of the C.T.E. cases, whose increasing number is convincing many experts that subconcussive brain trauma can have cumulative effects.

Related terms

• concuss
• concussion
• concussive