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Traditional English :: acute
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acute - adj. & n. --adj. (acuter, acutest)
1 (of sensation or senses) keen, penetrating.
2 shrewd, perceptive (an acute critic).
3 (of a disease) coming sharply to a crisis; severe, not chronic.
4 (of a difficulty or controversy) critical, serious.
5 a (of an angle) less than 90 . b sharp, pointed.
6 (of a sound) high, shrill. --n. acute accent a mark (°) placed over letters in some languages to show quality, vowel length, pronunciation (e.g. mat÷), etc. acute rheumatism Med. = rheumatic fever. acutely adv. acuteness n. [L acutus past part. of acuere sharpen f. acus needle] |
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Related Words
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abdomen
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necrosis
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Most Often Usage
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acute hiv
acute abdomen
acute myeloid leukemia
acute alcohol intoxication
long term acute care
acute tubular necrosis
acute alcoholism
acute adrenal insufficiency
acute stroke
acute cholecystitis
acute glomerulonephritis
acute transverse myelitis
acute pyelonephritis
acute radiation syndrome
acute care
acute hepatitis
acute leukemia
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