Benumber

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which benumbs; a numbing agent

    "As a benumber or topical anodyne it is much inferior to aconite, hence in neuralgia the latter is greatly to be preferred."

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"As a benumber or topical anodyne it is much inferior to aconite, hence in neuralgia the latter is greatly to be preferred."

Etymology

From benumb + -er.

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