Obtundation is a state similar to lethargy in which the patient has a lessened interest in the environment, slowed responses to stimulation, and tends to sleep more than normal with drowsiness in between sleep states.
My legal residence is in this state.
Latin obtundere "to blunt, make dull, weaken, exhaust," literally "to beat against". Maybe related to "obtuse"?
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Re: obtundation
Looks like it should be related. Here's obtuse for comparison.
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