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atraumatic

atraumatic adjective: that minimises trauma.

Adjective

atraumatic (comparative more atraumatic, superlative most atraumatic)

  1. That minimises trauma.
    • The need to preserve alveolar bone is paramount and best achieved by atraumatic exodontias including socket compression.2006, David A. Mitchell, An Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 187
  2. That is not resulting from injury or trauma.

Forms of atraumatic

comparativemore atraumatic
superlativemost atraumatic

Origin of atraumatic

From a- + traumatic. First use appears c. 1934.

Words formed from atraumatic

Questions about atraumatic

What does atraumatic mean?
Atraumatic means that minimises trauma.
What part of speech is atraumatic?
Atraumatic is an adjective.

Words near atraumatic in the dictionary

  1. atrate
  2. atrates
  3. atratoglaucoside
  4. atratoside
  5. atratous
  6. atraumatic
  7. atraumatically
  8. atraumaticity
  9. atray
  10. atrays
  11. atrazine

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