noun
- plural of stupor; states of near-unconsciousness or insensitivity in which someone is almost entirely unresponsive to stimuli
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The patients emerged from their drug-induced stupors after several hours.
- Heat exhaustion can cause stupors in extreme cases.
- The medication left him in one of his typical afternoon stupors.
- Doctors monitored the comatose patients for signs of emerging from their stupors.
- Alcohol poisoning can result in dangerous stupors requiring immediate medical attention.
- The nursing staff checked on patients experiencing stupors every fifteen minutes.