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a·cute
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bisectrix
the bisector of the angle between the optic axes of a crystal -
chronic
A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute. -
influenza
Pathology. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration. Compare flu. -
keen
finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor. -
poliomyelitis
an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atrophy and often permanent deformities. -
respiratory distress syndrome
Also called hyaline membrane disease. an acute lung disease of the newborn, occurring primarily in premature babies and babies born to ill mothers, characterized by rapid breathing, flaring of the nostrils, inelastic lungs, edema of the extremities, and in some cases the formation of a hyaline membrane on the lungs caused by a lack of surfactant in the immature lung tissue. Abbreviation: RDS.