Obtund


To dull or blunt. From the Latin obtundere, to blunt. Often used in reference to diminished consciousness, obtunded.

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  • Obtunded

    Mentally dulled. Head trauma may obtund a person.

  • Obverse

    The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of depression just as heads is the obverse of tails on a coin.

  • Occam's razor

    “The assumptions introduced to explain a thing must not be multiplied beyond necessity.” The simplest explanation should be considered in the plausibility of a hypothesis.

  • Occipital

    1. Pertaining to the occiput, the back of head. 2. Located near the occipital bone as, for example, the occipital lobe of the brain.

  • Occipital bone

    The bone that forms the rear and rear bottom of the skull.


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