Obtund (Verb)
Meaning
Reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The patient's pain medication helped to obtund her discomfort during the exam.
- The doctors were concerned that the anesthesia might obtund the baby's natural reflexes during delivery.
- The elderly woman's senses were obtund due to her age and poor health.
- The effects of the anesthesia began to obtund the child's natural instincts and movements.
- Following the injury, the young athlete's senses seemed obtund for a few hours due to the concussion.