#amortitor

• Numbing agent — Causing numbness, diminishing physical sensitivity or neuromuscular reaction capacity; a pharmacological substance or external agent acting as a temporary local anesthetic. In a technical or archaic sense, the term can be used sporadically as a synonym for an element that attenuates or absorbs a mechanical or acoustic impact.
• Numbing (archaic) — An old orthographic and phonetic variant of the adjective 'amorțitor'; having the property or faculty to numb, reduce physical sensitivity, or dull the senses. In 19th-century medical and literary texts, it described the action of extreme cold, paralyzing fear, or early sedative and anesthetic substances on the human body.