Temporal Concept
acute Audio
a·cute [ uh-kyoot ]
Definitions related to acute:
  • A condition that comes on suddenly, often with severe, but short-lived symptoms.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Having a severe and rapid onset of symptoms with short duration.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Morphologic changes that have a rapid onset.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Sudden appearance of disease manifestations over a short period of time.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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