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traumatic (iou)



traumatic adjective. M17.
[Late Latin traumaticus from Greek traumatikos, formed as TRAUMA: see -IC.]
a. Used for the healing of wounds; vulnerary. M-L17.
b. Medicine. Of, pertaining to, causing, or resulting from a physical wound or external injury; pertaining to the treatment of wounds. M19.
Psychoanalysis. Of, pertaining to, or caused by a psychic wound or emotional shock, esp. leading to or causing behavioural disturbance. L19.
gen. Distressing, emotionally disturbing. M20.
G. Daly Her nerves had never recovered from the traumatic experience of being married to him.
Special collocations: traumatic acid a wound hormone found in some plants, HOOC(CH2)8CHCHCOOH.
traumatically adverb M19.