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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
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Preferred Name

Stupor

Definitions
A state of depressed CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM marked by stupor or insensibility. A state of reduced sensibility and response to stimuli which is distinguished from COMA in that the person can be aroused by vigorous and repeated stimulation. The person is still conscious and can make voluntary movements. It can be induced by CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS. The word derives from Latin stupere and is related to stunned, stupid, dazed or LETHARGY.
Synonyms
Narcosis
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