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.
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n.
A traumatic medicine.
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