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

Adjective

(en adjective)

Causing pain or distress.

* 2006 , , Concrete: Killer Smile , Dark Horse Books, cover text

Harrowing journeys down the dark roads of anger, violence, and madness

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, author=Brian Hayes , title=Father of Fractals , volume=101, issue=1, page=62 , magazine= citation , passage=Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.}}