Temporal Concept
subacute
sub·a·cute [ suhb-uh-kyoot ]
Etymology:
Latin sub = under or less than + acutus = sharp
Definitions related to subacute:
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A disease characteristic falling between acute and chronic, but predominantly acute.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disease or condition that progresses slower than an acute condition but faster than a chronic condition.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Morphologic changes containing characteristics of both acute and chronic, but predominantly acute.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Somewhat rapid onset and change of disease manifestations.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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