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obtund

UK/əbˈtʌnd//əbˈtʌnd/

obtund verb: to reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.

Verb

obtund (third-person singular simple present obtunds, present participle obtunding, simple past and past participle obtunded)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
    • […] 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 […]1900, Martha M. Allen, Alcohol, a Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, page 319
    • Small doses of opioids are also useful in obtunding airway reflexes […]2008, Jerrold H. Levy, Kenichi A. Tanaka, Eric J. Okun, “Cardial Surgical Pharmacology”, in Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, →ISBN, page 103
    Synonyms:
    blunt, deaden

obtund meaning in Urdu

obtund in Urdu

کند کرنا, مریل کرنا

Synonyms of obtund

Forms of obtund

third-person singular presentobtunds
present participleobtunding
past participleobtunded
pastobtunded

Origin of obtund

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

Words formed from obtund

Words that rhyme with obtund

Questions about obtund

What does obtund mean?
Obtund means to reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull.
What is obtund in Urdu?
Obtund in Urdu is کند کرنا, مریل کرنا. See Obtund meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is obtund?
Obtund is a verb.
How do you pronounce obtund?
Obtund is pronounced /əbˈtʌnd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of obtund?
The past tense of obtund is obtunded.

Words near obtund in the dictionary

  1. obtrusiveness
  2. obtrusivenesses
  3. obtrusivity
  4. OBTs
  5. obtuanhydride
  6. obtund
  7. obtundation
  8. obtundations
  9. obtunded
  10. obtundedness
  11. obtundent

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