traumatic

About 6.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of, caused by, or causing trauma.
2. adjective Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.
3. adjective Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.
4. adjective Produced by wounds, especially as opposed to disease or other process.

   traumatic tetanus; traumatic brain injury

5. noun A medicine for wounds; a vulnerary.

Similar words

painful wounding harmful stabbing agonizing injurious distressing disorder tragic brutal

Often followed by

stress brain event experience events experiences injury and injuries

Word family

traumatically