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Of, pertaining to, or caused by an injury.

1. pertaining to, resulting from, or causing trauma.
2. in cattle, and in all ruminants, a special meaning is perforation of the reticular wall by a swallowed foreign body.

• t. hepatitis — penetration by a foreign body from externally via the skin or internally from the reticulum.
• t. laminitis — see laminitis.
• t. liver abscess — caused usually by perforation of the stomach wall by a foreign body. Causes toxemia, leukocytosis, fever and pain on percussion over the posterior right ribs.
• t. mastitis — see traumatic mastitis.
• t. peritonitis — see traumatic peritonitis.
• t. reticulopericarditis — caused by an extension of reticuloperitonitis, especially in cows in late pregnancy; characterized by congestive heart failure with marked edema of the brisket and jowl, ‘washing machine’ heart sounds and disappearance of the normal sounds. There is a marked leukocytosis, fever and toxemia.
• t. reticuloperitonitis — caused by perforation of the reticular wall by a sharp foreign body in any ruminant but most common in adult dairy cows being fed processed feeds. Manifested by an acute fall in milk yield and appetite, a humped back and disinclination to move, pain on percussion over the xiphisternum, ruminal stasis, fever and a leukocytosis. Called also TRP, hardware disease, reticulitis, traumatic peritonitis.
• t. reticulopleurisy — inflammation of the wall of the reticulum and nearby pleura of cattle caused by the penetration of a foreign body from the reticulum into the pleural cavity. Characterized by toxemia, fever, leukocytosis, pain on percussion over the ribs, fast shallow grunting respiration, elbows abducted.
• t. reticulosplenitis — inflammation of the wall of the reticulum and nearby spleen of cattle caused by penetration of a foreign body into the spleen. Characterized by toxemia, leukocytosis, fever and pain on percussion over the upper posterior right ribs.
• t. shock — see vasogenic shock.
• t. splenitis — see traumatic reticulosplenitis (above).
• t. wet lung — see shock lung.