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post-traumatic

American  
[pohst-truh-mat-ik, -traw-] / ˌpoʊst trəˈmæt ɪk, -trɔ- /
Also posttraumatic

adjective

  1. occurring after physical or psychological trauma.

Etymology

Origin of post-traumatic

First recorded in 1900–05; post- + traumatic

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