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acritical

American  
[ey-krit-i-kuhl] / eɪˈkrɪt ɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. not critical.

  2. Medicine/Medical. (of a disease) not showing a crisis.

Etymology

Origin of acritical

First recorded in 1860–65; a- 6 + critical

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Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; as, acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess.

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