"subacute" meaning in English

See subacute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more subacute [comparative], most subacute [superlative]
Etymology: From sub- + acute. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|acute}} sub- + acute Head templates: {{en-adj}} subacute (comparative more subacute, superlative most subacute)
  1. (medicine) Less than acute, as:
    (medicine, usually) Longer in duration than acute but shorter in duration than chronic.
    Tags: usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-subacute-en-adj-~Rd5wRYI Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 28 28 17 28 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) Less than acute, as:
    (general vocabulary, often) Lesser in severity than acute.
    Tags: often Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-subacute-en-adj-7eJx0I59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 44 27 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 28 28 17 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 49 21 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 58 20 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 61 23 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 58 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 15 58 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 17 49 16 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 19 42 15 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 58 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 44 14 23 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (biology) Having a pointed tip, but with a broad (obtuse) or slightly rounded angle Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-subacute-en-adj-GQ3xLFf6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 28 28 17 28 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subacute regional lymphadenitis Coordinate_terms (degree of sharpness): blunt, dull Coordinate_terms (in chronological order): acute [medicine, sciences, duration, time], postacute (english: often overlapping) [medicine, sciences, duration, time], chronic [medicine, sciences, duration, time], long-term (english: sometimes overlapping, always adjacent) [medicine, sciences, duration, time] Translations (less than acute): subacuto (Italian), 亜急性の (akyūsei no) (alt: あきゅうせいの) (Japanese), субакутен (subakuten) (Kyrgyz), субакутен (subakuten) (Macedonian), подострый (podostryj) (Russian), bán phụ (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'degree of sharpness': 25 35 40 Disambiguation of 'in chronological order': 48 49 2 Disambiguation of 'less than acute': 49 49 1

Noun

Forms: subacutes [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + acute. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|acute}} sub- + acute Head templates: {{en-noun}} subacute (plural subacutes)
  1. (medicine, dated) A patient whose condition is less than acute. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-subacute-en-noun-cFP9gRTR Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 28 28 17 28 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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