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obtunded
[ ob-tuhn-did ]
adjective
- Medicine/Medical. characterized by diminished responsiveness to stimuli, often due to a state of reduced consciousness:
Transporting trauma patients to the hospital in a supine position may not be the safest approach in obtunded patients with unprotected airways.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of obtund ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obtunded1
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Example Sentences
In men of genius the moral sense is sometimes obtunded, if not altogether absent.
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But one phase of it seemed to reach his obtunded consciousness, for this made a direct inroad upon his bank account.
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Madeira did not seem to be unconscious, but his senses were obtunded, and it was some minutes before he could sit up.
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