obtund

[ ob-tuhnd ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. Chiefly Medicine/Medical. to blunt; dull; deaden: The drug's effect was sufficient to obtund pain.

Origin of obtund

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin obtundere “to beat at,” equivalent to ob- ob- + tundere “to strike”

Other words from obtund

  • ob·tun·da·tion, noun
  • ob·tund·ent, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for obtund

obtund

/ (ɒbˈtʌnd) /


verb
  1. (tr) rare to deaden or dull

Origin of obtund

1
C14: from Latin obtundere to beat against, from ob- against + tundere to belabour

Derived forms of obtund

  • obtundent, adjective, noun

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