Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to wounds: as, traumatic inflammation.
  • Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary: as, traumatic balsam.
  • Produced by wounds: as, traumatic tetanus.
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of trauma or traumatism.
  • noun A medicine useful in the cure of wounds.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds.
  • adjective Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
  • adjective Produced by wounds.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of, caused by, or causing trauma
  • adjective medicine, dated Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.
  • adjective dated Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
  • adjective Produced by wounds.
  • noun dated, medicine A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
  • adjective psychologically painful

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