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A traumatic spinal cord injury can result in significant losses of various functions of the organism, thus characterizing an acquired disability. The objective of this research was to understand the experiences of hospitalized patients newly diagnosed with spinal cord trauma, revealing the meanings attributed to this affection and the consequent acquired disability. It is a qualitative research, exploratory, descriptive, with an emphasis on the singularities of the cases. Participated in the study two male patients, aged 35 and 40, admitted to a public hospital, reference in traumas located in the northern region of Brazil. The results revealed significant losses, such as loss of autonomy and fears related to discrimination and abandonment. It was identified that the acquired disability in adult phase explains the challenge of re-signifying different aspects of being and of living. This signals the importance of developing research on comprehensive care for these patients from the moment of diagnosis, favoring the experience of suffered losses and adaptation to the new life condition

SIGNIFICADOS DA DEFICIÊNCIA ADQUIRIDA NA VIDA ADULTA: IMPLICAÇÕES DO TRAUMA RAQUIMEDULAR