Adjective

(en adjective)

(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.

(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.

(mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.

(computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

Adjective

(en adjective)

of, caused by, or causing trauma

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* 2011 , September 18, Don Thompson and Ken Ritter, “Reno air race crash scene shows violence of impact”, Associated Press:

"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 ."

(medicine, dated) Of or relating to wounds; applied to wounds.

(Coxe)

(dated) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary.

(Wiseman)

Produced by wounds.

traumatic tetanus