obtund (Meaning)
obtund (v)
reduce the edge or violence of
obtund (v. t.)
To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall.
Synonyms & Antonyms of obtund
obtund Sentence Examples
- The medication's primary effect was to obtund pain.
- Prolonged exposure to loud noises can obtund hearing.
- The anesthetic effectively obtunded the patient's senses.
- Chronic alcohol use can obtund cognitive function.
- The shock of the accident obtunded his memory.
- Grief and despair can obtund one's emotions.
- Hypnosis can obtund the subject's critical thinking abilities.
- The aroma of lavender is believed to obtund anxiety.
- The numbness in his fingers was a sign that his nerves were obtunded.
- The surgeon used a blunt instrument to obtund the sharp edges of the wound.
FAQs About the word obtund
reduce the edge or violence ofTo reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall
moderate, dampen,dull, buffer, soften, deaden, allay, modulate, mitigate, alleviate
sharpen, sharpen, intensify,intensify,heighten, heighten,
The medication's primary effect was to obtund pain.
Prolonged exposure to loud noises can obtund hearing.
The anesthetic effectively obtunded the patient's senses.
Chronic alcohol use can obtund cognitive function.
