TRAUMATIC

traumatic

(adjective) psychologically painful; “few experiences are more traumatic than losing a child”

traumatic

(adjective) of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

traumatic (comparative more traumatic, superlative most traumatic)

Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

(medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.

(dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.

Produced by wounds.

Antonyms

• non-traumatic

• nontraumatic

• untraumatic

Etymology 2

Noun

traumatic (plural traumatics)

(dated, medicine) A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.

Source: Wiktionary


Trau*mat"ic, a. Etym: [L. traumaticus, Gr. traumatique.] (Med.) (a) Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds. Coxe. (b) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary. Wiseman. (c) Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus.

– n.

Definition: A traumatic medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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