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

traumatic \traumat"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

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
stabbing wounding 

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