• sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf

    Acute meaning & definition 14 of Acute.


  • high, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent

    Acute meaning & definition 15 of Acute.


  • attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease

    Acute meaning & definition 16 of 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.

    Acute meaning & definition 17 of Acute.


  • Terminating in a point, and opposed to obtuse. An acute angle
    is less than a right one, or within 90°.

    Acute meaning & definition 18 of Acute.


  • pointed: terminating in or forming less than a right angle.

    Acute meaning & definition 19 of Acute.


  • a mark () placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

    Acute meaning & definition 20 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 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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