Obtund
//əbˈtʌnd//
"Obtund" in a Sentence (2 examples)
[…] 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 […]
Small doses of opioids are also useful in obtunding airway reflexes […]
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