Definition of Acute
Acute
Ac·ute
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Extremely sharp or severe; intense or critical.
e.g. The patient's acute pain required immediate medical attention.
(adjective)
characterized by sharpness, severity, intensity, of sudden onset;
e.g. She was suffering an acute attack of sciatic pain.
(adjective)
being, providing, or requiring short-term medical care (as for serious illness or traumatic injury);
e.g. She became an acute patient after having broken her hip.
(adjective)
composed of acute angles, those that are less than a 90-degree angle;
e.g. She measured the space and found that she needed and acute cute of wood to fit the corner.
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