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traumatic

[ truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou- ]
/ trəˈmĂŠt ÉȘk, trɔ-, traʊ- /
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adjective
of, relating to, or produced by a trauma or wound.
adapted to the cure of wounds.
psychologically painful.
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Origin of traumatic

1650–60; <Late Latin traumaticus<Greek traumatikĂłs pertaining to wounds, equivalent to traumat- (stem of traĂ»matrauma) + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM traumatic

trau·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·trau·mat·ic, adjective
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