Definition of Obtundent

1. n. A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as demulcent.

Definition of Obtundent

1. Noun. A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; – nearly the same as demulcent. ¹

2. Noun. Something which obtunds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obtundent

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Obtundent

1. A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; nearly the same as demulcent. Origin: L. Obtundens, p.pr. Of obtundere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtundent

obtruded
obtruder
obtruders
obtrudes
obtruding
obtruncation
obtrusion
obtrusions
obtrusive
obtrusively
obtrusiveness
obtrusivenesses
obtund
obtundation
obtunded
obtundent (current term)
obtundents
obtunder
obtunders
obtunding
obtundities
obtundity
obtunds
obturate
obturated
obturates
obturating
obturating embolism
obturation
obturations

Literary usage of Obtundent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catching's Compendium of Practical Dentistry (1897)
"DENTINE obtundent. Dental Cosmos, January. Dr. FA Greene is reported as controlling sensitive dentine ... DENTINE obtundent. Southern Dental Journal. April. ..."

2. The All-around specialist by Joseph Riley McOscar (1904)
"Almost all of the obtundent formulae are from one to five per cent. solutions, ... DRUGS TO MAKE UP obtundent Many dentists, and some physicians who extract ..."

3. Journal of the British Dental Association by British Dental Association (1899)
"He asked Mr. Matheson what his theory was as to how an alkali could act as an obtundent. He should like to know if magnesia had any specific action as an ..."

4. Cincinnati Medical and Dental Journal (1887)
"It is better to apply the obtundent warm, as there is less pain, and it also increases the local anaesthetic property. Alcohol, or anything that evaporates ..."

5. Transactions of the American Dental Association at Its ... Annual Session by American Dental Association (1891)
"The objections to chloride of methyl as an obtundent of sensitive dentine are ... Altogether, it is all that Dr. Rhein has claimed for it as an obtundent, ..."

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