Acute vs. Chronic

Acuteadjective

Brief, quick, short.

Acuteadjective

High or shrill.

Acuteadjective

Intense, sensitive, sharp.

Acuteadjective

Urgent.

Acuteadjective

(botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).

Acuteadjective

(geometry) Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.

Acuteadjective

(geometry) Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.

Acuteadjective

Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.

Acuteadjective

(medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.

Acuteadjective

(medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.

Acuteadjective

(orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.

Acutenoun

(medicine) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

Acutenoun

An accent or tone higher than others.

Acutenoun

(orthography) An acute accent (´).

Acuteverb

To give an acute sound to.

Acuteverb

To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

Acuteadjective

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; - opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

Acuteadjective

Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; - opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.

Acuteadjective

Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure.

Acuteadjective

High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; - opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.

Acuteadjective

Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; - opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.

Acuteverb

To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.

Acutenoun

a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Acuteadjective

having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course;

Acuteadjective

extremely sharp or intense;

Acuteadjective

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions;

Acuteadjective

of an angle; less than 90 degrees

Acuteadjective

ending in a sharp point

Acuteadjective

of critical importance and consequence;

Acuteadjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree

Acuteadjective

(of a disease or its symptoms) severe but of short duration

Acuteadjective

denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease

Acuteadjective

having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; shrewd

Acuteadjective

(of a physical sense or faculty) highly developed; keen

Acuteadjective

(of an angle) less than 90°.

Acuteadjective

having a sharp end; pointed.

Acuteadjective

(of a sound) high; shrill.

Acutenoun

short for acute accent

Chronicadjective

Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.

Chronicadjective

(medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.

Chronicadjective

Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.

Chronicadjective

Inveterate or habitual.

Chronicadjective

(slang) Very bad, awful.

Chronicadjective

(informal) Extremely serious.

Chronicadjective

(slang) Good, great; "wicked".

Chronicnoun

(slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.

Chronicnoun

(medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.

Chronicnoun

A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.

Chronicadjective

Relating to time; according to time.

Chronicadjective

Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.

Chronicadjective

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering;

Chronicadjective

having a habit of long standing;

Chronicadjective

(of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

Chronicadjective

(of a person) having a chronic illness

Chronicadjective

(of a problem) long-lasting

Chronicadjective

(of a person) having a bad habit

Chronicadjective

of a very poor quality