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traumatic.

Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/Received-Pronunciation/tɹɔˈmætɪk/US/tɹɑˈmætɪk/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal[tɹɑˈmæɾɪk]General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

  2. Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.

    dated
  3. Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.

    dated
  4. Produced by wounds, especially as opposed to disease or other process.

    traumatic tetanus; traumatic brain injury
Where this word comes from

From the Latin traumaticus, from the Ancient Greek τραυματικός (traumatikós), from τραῦμα (traûma). By surface analysis, trauma + -tic.

noun/tɹɔːˈmætɪk/Received-Pronunciation/tɹɔˈmætɪk/US/tɹɑˈmætɪk/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal[tɹɑˈmæɾɪk]General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.

    dated
Where this word comes from

From the Latin [medicāmentum] traumaticum, from traumaticus.

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