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subacute

 
Dictionary: sub·a·cute   (sŭb'ə-kyūt') pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Somewhat or moderately acute: subacute petals and sepals.
  2. Between acute and chronic: subacute fever symptoms; subacute endocarditis.
subacutely sub'a·cute'ly adv.

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Dental Dictionary: subacute
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adj

Less than acute.

Sports Science and Medicine: subacute
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Applied to a disease or injury that develops more quickly than a chronic injury but does not become acute.

Veterinary Dictionary: subacute
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Somewhat acute; between acute and chronic; of the order of a week's duration.

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Sports Science and Medicine. The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine. Copyright © Michael Kent 1998, 2006, 2007. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more