medical Definition of atraumatic
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: designed to minimize tissue damage : not causing injury or trauma
- atraumatic sutures
- atraumatic grasping forceps
- The ultrasonic aspirator, which combines a vibrating head with suction to remove tissue, has made atraumatic removal of tumors from cranial nerves and important cortical areas possible.
- —Peter M. Black, The New England Journal of Medicine, 23 May 1991
2
: not resulting from injury or trauma
- Based on her very low bone mass measurements, history of atraumatic fractures, and multiple other risk factors, she is at great risk for future fractures.
- —Susan L. Greenspan, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 28 Apr. 1999
- But these tears can occur without an acute injury, and we have found such atraumatic rotator cuff injuries increase … with advancing age …
- —Riley J. Williams, in Food & Fitness Advisor, July 2005
