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- noun medicine Decreased level of alertness or consciousness
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Older classification systems relied on descriptive terms such as obtundation (diminished pain or touch sensations), stupor, semicoma, etc.
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Older classification systems relied on descriptive terms such as obtundation (diminished pain or touch sensations), stupor, semicoma, etc.
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The central nervous system effects can range from mild obtundation to coma.
Iron Poisoning 2010
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