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benumber

noun

Etymology

From benumb + -er.

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which benumbs

    One who, or that which benumbs; a numbing agent

    • As a benumber or topical anodyne it is much inferior to aconite, hence in neuralgia the latter is greatly to be preferred.

The neighborhood

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