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obtund

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6 lettersPronunciation /əbˈtʌnd/Part of speech verbSorted bdnotuStarts with OEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. reduce the edge or violence of

Word origin

Latin obtundere (“to dull", "deaden", "deafen”), from ob- (see ob-) + tundere. More at obtuse.

Used in a sentence

  • […] the use of alcoholic decoctions[…] which are given as medicines to allay pain, obtund nerve sensibility, to cure the little sufferer of his vital manifestations […]
  • Small doses of opioids are also useful in obtunding airway reflexes […]

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