Obtund
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əbˈtʌnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Obtund is a verb meaning (transitive, chiefly medicine) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
Meaning
(transitive, chiefly medicine) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
Example Sentences
Small doses of opioids are also useful in obtunding airway reflexes […]
[…] 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 […]
Word Forms
- obtunds
- obtunding
- obtunded
Synonyms for obtund
Depending on context, synonyms include blunt, deaden.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abate, attenuate, mitigate, dampen, mellow, obtuse.
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