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hebetude

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heb⋅e⋅tude

  [heb-i-tood, -tyood]
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–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

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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Medical Dictionary

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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