Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kyoot kair]
- /əˈkyut kɛər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-kyoot kair]
- /əˈkyut kɛər/
Definition of acute-care word
- adjective acute-care providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders rather than long-term residential care for chronic illness. 1
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Origin of acute-care
First appearance:
before 1975 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Acute-care
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acute-care popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
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