Acute

Health / Massage / Acute: Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.
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Acute Adjective Synonyms: sharp, pointed, narrow
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Acute Disease

Health / Disease / Acute Disease: An acute disease is a disease with either a rapid onset or a short duration, or both. Acute is NOT synonymous with ?€?severe?€™. cf. Chronic MORE

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Health / First Aid / Acute Myocardial Infarction: Definition of a heart attack. Also known as an acute myocardial infarction. MORE

Acute Dystonia

Science / Psychiatry / Acute Dystonia: An extrapyramidal symptom caused by some antipsychotics which takes the form of involuntary twisting of the muscles in the head and neck. Features include involuntary tongue protrusion, grimacing, nec MORE

Acute Accent

Entertainment / Literature / Acute Accent: A diacritical mark indicating primary stress. MORE

Acute Exposure

Health / Disease / Acute Exposure: Contact with a substance that occurs once or for only a short time (up to 14 days) [compare with intermediate duration exposure and chronic exposure]. MORE

Acute Angle

Business / Machine Shop / Acute Angle: An angle that is less than 90 degrees. MORE