1) Accent mark 2) Accent of a sort 3) Accent type 4) An acute pain 5) An appealing sort of accent 6) Angle less than 90 degrees 7) Angle not quite right 8) Angle of less than 90 degrees 9) Angle type 10) Below 90° 11) Biting 12) Certain angle 13) Critical 14) Critical or crucial 15) Crucial 16) Deep-felt
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1. Developing suddenly, severe (with reference to disease symptoms). 2. Less than 90 degrees (with reference to an angle).
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• (a.) Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. • (a.) Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning. • (a.) Having nice or quic...
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(L. acutus sharp) 1. sharp, poignant. 2. having a short and relatively severe course.
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An acute illness is one that develops suddenly. Acute conditions may or may not be severe and they usually last for a short amount of time.
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1. Sharp, poignant. ... 2. Having a short and relatively severe course. ... Origin: L. Acutus = sharp ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ә-kūt´) sharp. having severe symptoms and a short course. Some serious illnesses that were formerly considered acute (such as myocardial infarction) are now recognized to be acute episodes of chronic conditions.
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An acute illness is one that occurs quickly, is intense or severe and lasts a relatively short period of time.
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An acute disease is a disease with either or both of: 1. a rapid onset; 2. a short course The term acute is often confused by people to mean severe - this is a different characteristic.
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(1) Sharp or pointed. (2) Of diseases; coming rapidly to a crisis - not persistent (chronic).
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A·cute' transitive verb To give an acute sound to; as, he
acutes his rising inflection too much. [ R.]
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A·cute' adjective [ Latin acutus , past participle of acuere to sharpen, from a root ak to be sharp. Confer Ague , Cute , Edge .] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse ; as, an acute
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Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care. 'Acute' is a measure of the time scale of a disease and is in contrast to 'subacute' and 'chronic.' 'Subacute' indicates longer duration or less rapid change. 'Chronic' indicates indefin...
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Acute means occuring suddenly or over a short period of time.
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A condition which starts and ends quickly.
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A type of disease or disorder having a sudden onset with severe symptoms, and generally a short or self-limited duration (such as a head cold or sprain). The opposite of chronic.
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acute (uh KYOOT) 1. Having a sharp point: 'Angles of less than 90 degrees are called acute angles.' 2. Extremely severe and sharp; as an `acute pain”: 'She had an acute headache.' 'He is suffering from acute appendicitis.' 3. Keenly perceptive or discerning, ingenious: 'Einstein is said to have been a man of uncommonly acute intellig...
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A short-term, intense health effect.
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A short-term, intense health effect.
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discriminating adjective having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; `an acute observer of politics and politicians`; `incisive comments`; `icy knifelike reasoning`; `as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang`; `pen...
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Acute refers to how long a disease has been present, but there is no set time that divides acute from the other time descriptions - subacute and chronic. Acute is the shortest time course description. In other words, a condition that occurs acutely has just started within the past few days. Pronunciation: uh-KYOOT (adjective)
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Any process occurring over a short period of time
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[SAT terms] extremely sharp or intense
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experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
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Abrupt onset that is usually severe; happens for a limited period of time.
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