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Definition of Obtunded

Obtunded: Mentally dulled. A person may be obtunded due to head trauma. To obtund is to dull or blunt. From the Latin obtundere, to blunt.

Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
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Last Editorial Review: 1/22/2004

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