Dictionary entry overview: What does traumatic mean? â¢ TRAUMATIC (adjective) The adjective TRAUMATIC has 2 senses: 1. of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body 2. psychologically painful Familiarity information: TRAUMATIC used as an adjective is rare.
In 1957, Rachel Carson got breast cancer, probably because of the pesticide she was studying and trying to stop. She died of a heart attack at the age of 57. Their was a wood she had wanted to buy when she was younger. She had not completed her dream to buy it, but she did stop DDT and the other pesticies,
Serena Williams Battles a Pulmonary Embolism and a Hematoma. Whenever a young and healthy athlete gets sick, it always gets the attention of the press. The news is even more dramatic when the condition can be life-threatening, as in the case of Serena Williams, who reportedly developed a pulmonary embolism in late February 2011. While it is possible to recover fully from a pulmonary embolism, it is indeed a serious condition and requires serious medications. In addition, Ms. Williams also reportedly required treatment for a hematoma, a collection of clotted blood that forms outside of a blood vessel.