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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