traumatology

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noun

A branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma.

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accident surgery
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Meanings

nountraumatology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents

Similar
accident surgery
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Also see
trauma centre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From trauma + -ology.

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Translations

Czech traumatologie
  • traumatologiebranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Dutch traumatologie
  • traumatologiebranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Finnish traumatologia, vammaoppi
  • traumatologiabranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
  • vammaoppibranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
French traumatologie
  • traumatologiebranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
German Traumatologie
  • Traumatologiebranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Greek τραυματολογία
  • τραυματολογία (travmatología)branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Hungarian traumatológia
  • traumatológiabranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Italian traumatologia
  • traumatologiabranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Portuguese traumatologia
  • traumatologiabranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Russian травматология
  • травматология (travmatologija)branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Spanish traumatología
  • traumatologíabranch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of trauma
Cite this entry
APA

traumatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatology

MLA

“traumatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatology. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “traumatology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/traumatology.

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