subacute

[ suhb-uh-kyoot ]

/ ˌsʌb əˈkyut /

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adjective

somewhat or moderately acute.

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Origin of subacute

First recorded in 1745–55; sub- + acute

OTHER WORDS FROM subacute

sub·a·cute·ly, adverb

Words nearby subacute

suaviter in modo, fortiter in re, suavity, sub, subacetate, subacid, subacute, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, subadar, subaerial, subagent, subah

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How to use subacute in a sentence

An irritation, or subacute inflammation of the digestive apparatus, which is aggravated by animal food.
Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages|William Andrus Alcott
Acacia, tragacanth, bassorin and plasment applications are used in cases of a subacute and chronic character.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Name several external remedies and combinations useful in eczema of a subacute or mildly inflammatory type.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Essentially chronic, the inflammatory action being of a subacute or sluggish character, with acute exacerbations.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

When following the subacute form of laminitis, the changes characterizing pumiced-foot are slow in making their appearance.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for subacute

subacute

/ (ˌsʌbəˈkjuːt) /

adjective

intermediate between acute and chronic

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