Traumatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /tɹɔːˈmætɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Traumatic is an adjective meaning Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
Meaning
Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
More Meanings
- (medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.
- Produced by wounds, especially as opposed to disease or other process.
- (dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
- (dated, medicine) A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.
Example Sentences
traumatick Decoctions
traumatic tetanus; traumatic brain injury
Repeated trauma or shaking to the brain can be even worse, leading to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
"I've seen more patients, but never this many patients with this number of severe injuries," said Dr. Michael Morkin, chief of Renown's emergency department[…]. "It was traumatic."
Word Forms
- traumatics
Synonyms for traumatic
Depending on context, synonyms include harmful, painful, stabbing, wounding.
Antonyms for traumatic
Common opposites include non-traumatic, nontraumatic, untraumatic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include painful, wounding, harmful, stabbing, agonizing, injurious.
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