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acuteIn medicine, term used to describe a disease of sudden and severe onset which resolves quickly; for example, pneumonia and meningitis. In contrast, a chronic condition develops and remains over a long period. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Even with a
significant amount of new capacity already on the market, copper is
still in an accute shortage. Impact of air
pollution on human fertility: accute effects of [SO. The lack of sewing machine operators is so accute that last week a
group of sewing contractors met with the Philippine consulate here to
try to arrange to bring 3,000 skilled seamstresses here from the
Philippines. |
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