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Acute - Definition and Overview |
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- This page is not about the diacritic character; see acute accent for more information.
Acute, in geometry, refers to an angle that is less than ninety degrees.
Acute, in medicine, refers to an intense illness or affliction of
abrupt onset. This term refers to timescale of a disease and is often contrasted with subacute and chronic course. Examples:
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Example Usage of Acute |
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missa68: @8figgas yes.. Acute respritory distress I think is what they called it ... its the killer that gets the people with swine flu.. 12 days |
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dafowc: @GregorMacdonald its keeping them funded that matters - bank liabilities, not assets, cause Acute crises |
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1dallisovze: Long-distance air travel soon after an Acute coronary syndrome: A... http://tinyurl.com/yez9d6n |
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