• Acute refers to something that is severe and sudden in onset but typically of short duration. It can refer to the intensity or severity of symptoms in healthcare settings, the urgency of certain situations, or the angles less than 90 degrees in geometry.

    Acute meaning & definition 21 of Acute.


  • Acute refers to something that is severe and sudden in onset but typically of short duration. It can refer to the intensity or severity of symptoms in healthcare settings, the urgency of certain situations, or the angles less than 90 degrees in geometry.

    Acute meaning & definition 22 of Acute.


  • ak-ūt′, adj. sharp-pointed: keen: opp. of dull: shrewd: shrill: critical.—adv. Acute′ly.—n. Acute′ness.—Acute angle, an angle less than a right angle (see Angle); Acute disease, one coming to a violent crisis, as opp. to Chronic. [L. acutus, pa.p. of acuĕre, to sharpen, from root ak, sharp.]

    Acute meaning & definition 23 of Acute.

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