Pourazowe

Pourazowe is a Polish adjective meaning post-traumatic, used to describe conditions, states, or processes that follow a trauma or injury. The term is formed from po- meaning after and uraz meaning injury or trauma, with the usual adjectival ending -owy.

In medical and psychological contexts, pourazowe refers to sequelae or disorders that arise after a traumatic event. It can describe physical aftereffects, such as pourazowe bóle (post-traumatic pain) or pourazowe zmiany skórne, as well as psychological consequences, such as pourazowe zaburzenia psychiczne or pourazowe symptomy. The expression is common in clinical descriptions of patients who have experienced accidents, violence, or surgery and who exhibit symptoms or functional limitations as a result.

A widely used compound is zespół stresu pourazowego, the Polish term for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The phrase appears in clinical manuals, reports, and discussions of long-term mental health outcomes following traumatic exposure. Beyond PTSD, pourazowe can be combined with other nouns to indicate various post-traumatic conditions, including pourazowe zaburzenia snu (post-traumatic sleep disorders) or pourazowe dolegliwości ogólne (general post-traumatic complaints).

Grammatically, pourazowy is the masculine form, pourazowa is feminine, and pourazowe is neuter or plural. It is frequently used in formal or medical writing; in everyday language, speakers may prefer phrases like po urazie to convey the same idea.

See also: post-traumatic stress disorder, uraz, sequela, rehabilitation after trauma.