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[heb-i-tood, -tyood] 
–noun
| the state of being dull; lethargy. |
Origin:
1615–25; < LL hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equiv. to L hebet- (s. of hebes) dull + -ūdō; see -tude
1615–25; < LL hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equiv. to L hebet- (s. of hebes) dull + -ūdō; see -tude
Related forms:
heb⋅e⋅tu⋅di⋅nous, adjective
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| heb·e·tude (hěb'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') n. Dullness of mind; mental lethargy. [Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes, hebet-, dull.] heb'e·tu'di·nous (-tōōd'n-əs, -tyōōd'-) adj. |
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Hebetude
Heb"e*tude\, n. [L. hebetudo.] Dullness; stupidity. --Harvey.
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Main Entry: heb·e·tude
Pronunciation: 'heb-&-"t(y)üd
Function: noun
: the absence of mental alertness and affect (as in schizophrenia)
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hebetude heb·e·tude (hěb'ĭ-t&oomacr;d', -ty&oomacr;d')
n.
Dullness of mind; mental lethargy.
heb'e·tu'di·nous (-t&oomacr;d'n-əs, -ty&oomacr;d'-) adj.
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