Disease or Syndrome
acute disease
a·cute dis·ease
Subclass of:
Disease Attributes
Definitions related to acute disease:
  • Disease having a short and relatively severe course.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (acute disease/disorder) Disease or disorder which has a short and relatively severe course; post coordinate with specific disease or disorder if appropriate.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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