obtundation
Definitions
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- noun Decreased level of alertness or consciousness.
Examples
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Older classification systems relied on descriptive terms such as obtundation (diminished pain or touch sensations), stupor, semicoma, etc.
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The central nervous system effects can range from mild obtundation to coma.
Note
The word 'obtundation' comes from a Latin word meaning 'to blunt, to deaden, to deafen'.
