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- obtund (v.)[obtund 词源字典]
- c. 1400, (transitive) "to render dead, make dull," used occasionally in English, especially in medical jargon; from Latin obtundere "to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust," literally "to beat against" (see obtuse). Related: Obtundation; obtunded.[obtund etymology, obtund origin, 英语词源]