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—hebetudinous, adj./heb"i toohd', -tyoohd'/, n.the state of being dull; lethargy.[1615-25; < LL hebetudo dullness, bluntness, equiv. to L hebet- (s. of hebes) dull + -udo; see -TUDE]
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hebetude — noun Etymology: Late Latin hebetudo, from hebēre to be dull; akin to Latin hebes dull Date: circa 1621 lethargy, dullness • hebetudinous adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
HÉBÉTUDE — n. f. T. de Médecine Engourdissement des facultés cérébrales dans certaines maladies, l’anémie cérébrale, par exemple … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
hebetude — SYN: moria (1). [L. hebetudo, fr. hebeo, to be dull] * * * heb·e·tude heb ə .t(y)üd n the absence of mental alertness and affect (as in schizophrenia) * * * n. apathy and emotional dullness. This is not a symptom specific to any one condition;… … Medical dictionary
