For Acute we have terms and definitions in 30 topics. The topics are Air Quality, Avian, Beauty, Bladder, Cancer, Cholesterol, Dairy Production, Diabetes, Disease, Environmental Health, Female Health, Fitness, HIV and AIDs, Hair Loss, Health, Health and Beauty, Hematology, Horse Health, Immunization, Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di, Lymphoma, Medical, Microbiology, Multiple Sclerosis, Naturopathic, Sanitation, Science, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Toxic Substances and Tree.

Acute (Air Quality)

Occurring over a short period of time; used to describe brief exposures and effects which appear promptly after exposure

Acute (Avian)

Sharply pointed

Acute (Beauty)

Acute means a condition or disease with serious symptoms that acts with immediacy (acts very fast and has a short course).

Acute (Bladder)

A condition that occurs suddenly and doesn’t last for a long time (as opposed to chronic, which means a condition that is ongoing and long-lasting)

Acute (Cancer)

A disease of short duration that is typically severe. Often contrasted with chronic.

Acute (Cholesterol)

Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.
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Acute (Dairy Production)

Said of a disease (or the phase of a disease) that is severe, intense and characterized by an urgency (opposite of chronic).

Acute (Diabetes)

Happens for a limited period of time; abrupt onset; sharp, severe.

Acute (Disease)

A short and sharp course of diseases; not chronic.

Acute (Environmental Health)

Occurring over a short time, usually a few minutes or hours. An acute exposure can result in short term or long term health effects. An acute effect happens within a short time after exposure.

Acute (Female Health)

When disease occurs soon after infection with obvious and sometimes serious symptoms

Acute (Fitness)

Sharp, brief or severe; the initial stage of an injury.

Acute (HIV and AIDs)

Rapid and recent onset, usually involving intense symptoms.

Acute (Hair Loss)

Of abrupt onset, in reference to a disease. Acute often also connotes an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care.

Acute (Health)

Severe; sharp; begins quickly.

Acute (Health and Beauty)

Acute means a condition or disease with serious symptoms that acts with immediacy (acts very fast and has a short course).

Acute (Hematology)

Severe; sharp; begins quickly.

Acute (Horse Health)

Of short duration and relatively severe; having a rapid onset.

Acute (Immunization)

A short-term, intense health effect.

Acute (Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Di)

Severe; sharp; beings sharply.

Acute (Lymphoma)

Having a short and relatively severe course; not chronic.

Acute (Medical)

A patient needing acute care needs help with a serious condition. Acute care is received from a hospital or similar inpatient facility.

Acute (Microbiology)

Used to describe a short-term infection or disease which is characterized by dramatic onset and rapid recovery.

Acute (Multiple Sclerosis)

Having rapid onset, usually with recovery; not chronic or long-lasting.

Acute (Naturopathic)

A type of disease or disorder having a sudden onset with severe symptoms, and generally a short or self-limited duration (such as a head cold or sprain). The opposite of chronic.

Acute (Sanitation)

A stimulus severe enough to induce an effect rapidly; in aquatic toxicity tests; an effect observed in 96 hours or less typically is considered acute. When referring to aquatic toxicology or human health, an acute effect is not always measured in terms of lethality.

Acute (Science)

A sharp and severe illness, occurring and disappearing rapidly

Acute (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)

Not lasting a very long time. A cold that lasts only two or three days could be referred to as ACUTE.

Acute (Toxic Substances)

Occurring over a short time [compare with chronic].

Acute (Tree)

Short tapered, sharp tip, but less tapering than acuminate.

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