acuteəˈkyut
English Definitions:
acute accent, acute, ague (adj)
a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
acute (adj)
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
"acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
acute, intense (adj)
extremely sharp or intense
"acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp (adj)
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"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
acute (adj)
of an angle; less than 90 degrees
acuate, acute, sharp, needlelike (adj)
ending in a sharp point
acute (adj)
of critical importance and consequence
"an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
acute (Noun)
An acute accent.
acute (Verb)
To give an acute sound to.
acute (Adjective)
Urgent.
acute (Adjective)
sensitive
acute (Adjective)
Short, quick.
acute (Adjective)
Of an angle, less than 90 degrees.
acute (Adjective)
Of a triangle, having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
acute (Adjective)
With the sides meeting directly to form a pointed acute angle at the apex, base, or both.
acute (Adjective)
Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity (unlike the common usage).
acute (Adjective)
Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
acute (Adjective)
Having an acute accent.
Acute
In medicine, an acute disease is a disease with a rapid onset and/or a short course. Acute may be used to distinguish a disease from a chronic form, such as acute leukemia and chronic leukemia, or to highlight the sudden onset of a disease, such as acute myocardial infarct. The word 'acute' may also be used in the context of medicine to refer to the acute phase of injury, referring to the immediate post-injury healing processes.
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