traumatic

Etymology 1

From the Latin traumaticus, from the Ancient Greek τραυματικός (traumatikós), from τραῦμα (traûma).

adj

1. Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
   It's a sort of disease. There's a scientific name for it. Trau- something. Traumatic symplegia, that's it. This cat has traumatic symplegia. In other words, putting it in simple language adapted to the lay mind, where other cats are content to get their eight hours, Augustus wants his twenty-four. 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VII
   "I've seen more patients, but never this many patients with this number of severe injuries," said Dr. Michael Morkin, chief of Renown's emergency department[…]. "It was traumatic." September 18 2011, Don Thompson, Ken Ritter, Reno air race crash scene shows violence of impact, Associated Press
2. (medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.
3. (dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
   traumatick Decoctions 1676, Richard Wiseman, Several Chirurgical Treatises
4. Produced by wounds, especially as opposed to disease or other process.
   traumatic tetanus; traumatic brain injury

Etymology 2

From the Latin [medicāmentum] traumaticum, from traumaticus.

noun

1. (dated, medicine) A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.