peracute

peracute
Very acute; said of a disease. [L. peracutus, very sharply]

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per·acute .pər-ə-'kyüt adj very acute and violent <anthrax occurs in four forms: \peracute, acute, subacute and chronic (G. W. Stamm)>

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per·acute (per″ə-kūtґ) [L. peracutus] excessively acute or sharp.

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