WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
brain′ dam′age, [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinjury or harm, congenital or acquired, to the tissues of the brain resulting from inadequate oxygen supply, trauma, or other cause.
brain′-dam′aged, adj. 
brain′ dam′aged. 

'brain damage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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