1. Serving to dull, blunt, or reduce the sharpness of pain or sensation.
Usage: Medical or pharmaceutical context; somewhat formal or technical.

1. A substance or agent that dulls or reduces pain or sensation.
Usage: Medical or pharmaceutical context; somewhat formal or technical.

Examples

• The doctor prescribed an obtundent medication to ease the patient's discomfort.
• Obtundent properties of certain herbs have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
• The obtundent effect of the cream helped reduce the burning sensation.
• Ice acts as a natural obtundent for minor injuries.
• She sought an obtundent remedy for her chronic pain.