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acute Definition
(a)
having
or
experiencing
a
rapid
onset
and
short
but
severe
course
; "
acute
appendicitis
"; "
the
acute
phase
of
the
illness
"; "
acute
patients
"
(a)
of
an
angle
;
less
than
90
degrees
(n)
a
mark
('')
placed
above
a
vowel
to
indicate
pronunciation
(s)
extremely
sharp
or
intense
; "
acute
pain
"; "
felt
acute
annoyance
"; "
intense
itching
and
burning
"
(s)
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
pene
(s)
ending
in
a
sharp
point
(s)
of
critical
importance
and
consequence
; "
an
acute
(
or
critical
)
lack
of
research
funds
"
acute Synonyms
acuate
acute
acute accent
ague
discriminating
incisive
intense
keen
knifelike
needlelike
penetrating
penetrative
piercing
sharp
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