[…] 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 […]
Source: wiktionary
Obtund
//əbˈtʌnd//
Synonyms for "obtund" (62 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (31)
Related word relations
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Translations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- притъпявам verb (to dull)
Finnish
2 entries- hillitä verb (to dull)
- rajoittaa verb (to dull)
German
1 entries- abstumpfen verb (to dull)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- dulme verb (to dull)
- døyve verb (to dull)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Small doses of opioids are also useful in obtunding airway reflexes […]
Source: wiktionary
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