English Explanatory Dictionary

subacute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Less than acute.
  2. Longer in duration than acute but shorter in duration than chronic.
  3. Lesser in severity than acute.
  4. Having a pointed tip, but with a broad (obtuse) or slightly rounded angle
noun
  1. A patient whose condition is less than acute.

Word forms

subacute more subacute most subacute subacutes

Etymology

From sub- + acute.

Derived words

subacutely subacute regional lymphadenitis subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Translations

Italian: subacuto Japanese: 亜急性の Kyrgyz: субакутен Macedonian: субакутен Russian: подострый Vietnamese: bán phụ Vietnamese: á cấp
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