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acute-care

American  
[uh-kyoot-kair] / əˈkjutˈkɛər /

adjective

  1. providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long-term residential care for chronic illness.

Etymology

Origin of acute-care

First recorded in 1975–80

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