obtundationn.
/ˌɒbtʌnˈdeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɑbtənˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/ Medicine.
A state or condition characterized by a reduced level of consciousness with diminished responsiveness to stimuli (typically at a level between lethargy and stupor).
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1967 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 25 Dec. 1071/2 Mild mental obtundation.
1987 D. J. Weatherall et al. Oxf. Textbk. Med. (ed. 2) I. v. 485/1 High fever alone can impair cerebral function causing delirium, obtundation, confusion, irritability, psychosis, and, in children, febrile convulsions.
1991 Lancet 19 Oct. 966/2 One patient had a CT-proven episode of cerebral ischaemia, with focal deficits and obtundation on day 15.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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