acute

(a) having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
- acute appendicitis
- the acute phase of the illness
- acute patients
(s) extremely sharp or intense
- acute pain
- felt acute annoyance
- intense itching and burning
intense,
(s) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- an acute observer of politics and politicians
- incisive comments
- icy knifelike reasoning
- as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
- penetrating insight
- frequent penetrative observations
incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, discriminating, knifelike, sharp,
(a) of an angle; less than 90 degrees
(s) ending in a sharp point acuate, needlelike, sharp,
(s) of critical importance and consequence
- an acute (or critical) lack of research funds

(n) a mark (") placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation acute accent, ague,

acute accent ague intense incisive keen penetrating penetrative piercing discriminating knifelike sharp acuate needlelike

chronic obtuse

acute accent acute angle acute-angled triangle acute anterior poliomyelitis acute brain disorder acute gastritis acute glaucoma acute glossitis acute hemorrhagic encephalitis acute inclusion body encephalitis acute kidney failure acute leukemia acutely acute lymphoblastic leukemia acute lymphocytic leukemia acute myelocytic leukemia acute myeloid leukemia acuteness acute organic brain syndrome acute pyelonephritis acute renal failure acute schizophrenic episode acute triangle