For Acute Pain we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Addiction, Cancer and Female Health.

Acute Pain (Addiction)

An adaptive, beneficial response necessary for the preservation of tissue integrity.
The Neuroscientist, Vol. 5, No. 5, 1999

"Pain is the most powerful and tangible force in life. The threat of torture, for instance, is better than the threat of death. Execution can be faced, but pain is corrosive, like an acid eating at the personality. Pain, as anyone with a toothache knows, drives out all other emotions and sensations before it. Pain is priority. It may even be man’s best and most undeniable reality."
Tom Boswell in the Washington Post

Acute Pain (Cancer)

Pain that comes on quickly, can be severe, but lasts a relatively short time.

Acute Pain (Female Health)

A signal to the body that it's being damaged in some way that needs immediate attention. Usually lasts for a short period of time and can be treated with rest and over-the-counter medication. Toothaches, sprains, backaches or a broken bone are common sources of acute pain.

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