subacute

[suhb-uh-kyoot]

adjective

1. somewhat or moderately acute.

subacute

/ ˌsʌbəˈkjuːt /

adjective

1. intermediate between acute and chronic

Other Word Forms

• subacutely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of subacute¹

First recorded in 1745–55; sub- + acute

Example Sentences

The grants include $65 million for Los Angeles to refurbish the Metropolitan State Hospital campus in Norwalk into a psychiatric subacute facility for transitional-age youths, a big and glaring need for the region.

From Los Angeles Times

There can also be long-term complications from measles, such as SSPE, which stands for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

From Los Angeles Times

While connectivity increased for the light therapy-treated patients during the acute to subacute phases, there was no evidence of a difference in clinical outcomes between the treated and control participants.

From Science Daily

Other complications include brain inflammation and, in rarer cases, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — a deadly neurological disorder.

From Salon

The authors state that identifying slowed recovery in people with subacute low back pain is important so that care can be escalated and the likelihood of persistent pain reduced.

From Science Daily