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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
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Medical Definition of Obtundent
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Obtundent
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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