Traumatic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Traumatic \Trau*mat"ic\, a. [L. traumaticus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, a
     wound: cf. F. 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. A
         traumatic medicine.


         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  traumatic
       adj 1: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
       2: psychologically painful
       3: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a
          stabbing remark"; "few experiences are more traumatic than
          losing a child"; "wounding and false charges of
          disloyalty" [syn: {stabbing}, {wounding}]