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Obtunded vs Stuporous - What's the difference?

obtunded | stuporous |

As adjectives the difference between obtunded and stuporous

is that 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 while stuporous is having slow or confused reactions, as if in a stupor; groggy.

As a verb obtunded

is past tense of obtund.

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.

    • stuporous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having slow or confused reactions, as if in a stupor; groggy