obtund の定義/意味

• English - Verb: obtund ( third-person singular simple present obtunds , present participle obtunding , simple past and past participle obtunded ) ( transitive , chiefly medicine ) To reduce the edge or effects of; to mitigate; to dull . 1900 , Martha M . Allen , Alcohol , a Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine , p . 319, [ … ] the use of alcoholic decoctions [ … ] which are given as medicines to allay pain ,…
• English - Etymology: Latin obtundere ( “ to dull", "deaden", "deafen ” ), from ob- + tundere
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /əbˈtʌnd/ , /ɒbˈtʌnd/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /əbˈtənd/ , /ɑbˈtʌnd/ Rhymes: -ʌnd