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Obtunded vs Obtunder - What's the difference?

obtunded | obtunder |

As a verb obtunded

is past tense of obtund.

As an adjective obtunded

is describing someone who is far from alert or oriented to time and space, and exhibits other signs being confused, a state just short of frank delirium.

As a noun obtunder is

that which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.

obtunded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (obtund)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Describing someone who is far from alert or oriented to time and space, and exhibits other signs being confused, a state just short of frank delirium.

    • obtunder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.
  • An obtundent