According to the Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Association, LY on a blood test stands for lymphocytes. The number in the results represents the percentage of lymphocytes in the white blood count. Lymphocytes should count for 15 to 46.8 percent of white blood cells. Continue Reading.
Trauma definition, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident. See more.
In physical medicine, major trauma is injury or damage to a biological organism caused by physical harm from an external source. Major trauma is also injury that can potentially lead to serious long-term outcomes like chronic pain. A traumatic injury is an injury caused by external force, but which does not rise to the level of major trauma. Traumatic injuries are distinguished from other causes of injury, such as iatrogenic injuries.