obtundentn.adj.

Brit.

/əbˈtʌnd(ə)nt/,

/ɒbˈtʌnd(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ɑbˈtənd(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obtundent-, obtundēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin obtundent-, obtundēns, present participle of obtundere obtund v.; compare -ent suffix. Compare French obtondant (1793 as adjective, 1834 as noun).With use as noun compare post-classical Latin obtundentia, plural:1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Obtundentia, a word used by some authors to express such medicines as are given to obtund, or edulcorate the acrimony of the humors.

Medicine.

A. n.

A medicinal substance that has a blunting or dulling effect (on inflammation, pain, etc.); (Dentistry) a local anaesthetic. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > analgesic > [noun] > soothing medicine

lenitive1563

acopon1566

mitigator1586

diminutive1596

assuagement1599

mitigatory1656

levative1657

lenient1672

balsamic1713

demulcent1732

assuasive1829

mitigant1838

obtundent1842

torpent1882

chill pill1981

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 839/2 Obtundents, mucilaginous, oily and other bland medicines, supposed to sheathe parts from acrimony, and to blunt that of certain morbid secretions.

1886 Sci. Amer. 25 Sept. 196/3 As a pain obtundent, by application to super-sensitive dentine, eugenol has the virtues multiplied of the time honored oil of cloves.

1898 H. H. Burchard Text-bk. Dental Path. & Therapeutics vii. 538 Under the head of obtundents are included those agents which are applied locally to benumb the terminals of sensory nerves.

1908 J. D. Patterson in C. N. Johnson Text-bk. Operative Dentistry xxviii. 460 Obtundents. For the purpose of obtunding, many preparations have been advocated and many methods advised.

1961 J. C. MacDougall & G. S. Nixon Guide to Dental Therapeutics viii. 115 When drugs are applied locally to relieve pain, they are referred to as local anaesthetics or obtundents.

1988 Jrnl. Vet. Dentistry 5 13 (title) Control of stomatitis by use of an astringent obtundent.

B. adj.

Having the property of dulling or blunting; acting as an anaesthetic. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > dulling

narcotic1526

narcotical1587

dulling1592

obtunding1645

narcotizing1846

obtundent1891

1891 Cent. Dict. Obtundent,..Dulling; blunting.

1930 W. H. O. McGehee Text-bk. Operative Dentistry xxiv. 700 An Obtundent Paste devised by Doctor J. Lewis Blass..used with splendid results.

1983 Arch. Surg. 118 1437 Determinations were made after a set time interval, prior to the onset of obtundent effects and immobility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obtundent
释义	obtundentn.adj. Brit. /əbˈtʌnd(ə)nt/, /ɒbˈtʌnd(ə)nt/, U.S. /ɑbˈtənd(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obtundent-, obtundēns. Etymology: < classical Latin obtundent-, obtundēns, present participle of obtundere obtund v.; compare -ent suffix. Compare French obtondant (1793 as adjective, 1834 as noun).With use as noun compare post-classical Latin obtundentia, plural:1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Obtundentia, a word used by some authors to express such medicines as are given to obtund, or edulcorate the acrimony of the humors. Medicine. A. n. A medicinal substance that has a blunting or dulling effect (on inflammation, pain, etc.); (Dentistry) a local anaesthetic. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > analgesic > [noun] > soothing medicine lenitive1563 acopon1566 mitigator1586 diminutive1596 assuagement1599 mitigatory1656 levative1657 lenient1672 balsamic1713 demulcent1732 assuasive1829 mitigant1838 obtundent1842 torpent1882 chill pill1981 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 839/2 Obtundents, mucilaginous, oily and other bland medicines, supposed to sheathe parts from acrimony, and to blunt that of certain morbid secretions. 1886 Sci. Amer. 25 Sept. 196/3 As a pain obtundent, by application to super-sensitive dentine, eugenol has the virtues multiplied of the time honored oil of cloves. 1898 H. H. Burchard Text-bk. Dental Path. & Therapeutics vii. 538 Under the head of obtundents are included those agents which are applied locally to benumb the terminals of sensory nerves. 1908 J. D. Patterson in C. N. Johnson Text-bk. Operative Dentistry xxviii. 460 Obtundents. For the purpose of obtunding, many preparations have been advocated and many methods advised. 1961 J. C. MacDougall & G. S. Nixon Guide to Dental Therapeutics viii. 115 When drugs are applied locally to relieve pain, they are referred to as local anaesthetics or obtundents. 1988 Jrnl. Vet. Dentistry 5 13 (title) Control of stomatitis by use of an astringent obtundent. B. adj. Having the property of dulling or blunting; acting as an anaesthetic. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > dulling narcotic1526 narcotical1587 dulling1592 obtunding1645 narcotizing1846 obtundent1891 1891 Cent. Dict. Obtundent,..Dulling; blunting. 1930 W. H. O. McGehee Text-bk. Operative Dentistry xxiv. 700 An Obtundent Paste devised by Doctor J. Lewis Blass..used with splendid results. 1983 Arch. Surg. 118 1437 Determinations were made after a set time interval, prior to the onset of obtundent effects and immobility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1842
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