acute
Adjective
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referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquessimilar to: subacute - less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it
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similar to: sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or pointsame as: intense
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similar to: perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment
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similar to: pointed - having a point
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similar to: critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
Noun
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is a type of: accent, accent mark - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciationsame as: acute accent, ague
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