单词 | traumatic |
释义 | traumaticadjective trau·mat·ic trə-ˈma-tik trȯ-, trau̇- 1 : psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems The report … revealed that the onset of bulimic behavior tends to be associated with voluntary dieting and with traumatic events such as the loss of a loved one. Ralph Heussner He's been open and frank about his traumatic childhood scarred by violence and domestic abuse. Stephen Milton broadly : causing distress or anxiety The traumatic experience of the Wall Street crash and the long depression of the 1930s has gradually faded from memory … Jack Revell The arrival of mass tourism in a previously unspoilt area … was certainly traumatic. Graham Robb 2 medical : relating to, being, or caused by a sudden, severe, often life-threatening injury to the body … the lone medical centers in the Triad to treat victims of traumatic injuries such as life-threatening car wrecks or shootings. Pat Kimbrough Three years ago, she was in a traumatic car crash that shattered her pelvis, and caused numerous other injuries. Brad Gillman There have been reports of shrapnel causing a traumatic fistula between the right coronary artery and the right atrium. Matthias Eikermann et al. also : involving or causing tissue damage or physical stress The artery-dilating procedure, which uses a balloon or other device guided to the restricted artery by a cardiac catheter, is less invasive and traumatic than coronary artery bypass surgery. Andrew Skolnick Open-heart surgery has become all but routine in recent years, although still physically traumatic. Ralph T. King, Jr. see also chronic traumatic encephalopathy, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury traumatically trə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb trȯ- trau̇- traumatic adjectiveas in painful causing great and lasting pain or distress The family struggled to cope with the traumatic experience of losing their home. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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