subacute meaning: definition, etymology

subacute

adj

Etymology From sub- + acute.

› Less than acute.

Medicine, Sciences Usually Longer in duration than acute but shorter in duration than chronic.

Medicine, Sciences Often Lesser in severity than acute.

General vocabulary

Biology, Natural sciences Having a pointed tip, but with a broad (obtuse) or slightly rounded angle

Derived terms: subacutely, subacute regional lymphadenitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Coordinate terms: acute, postacute, chronic, long-term, blunt, dull

noun

Etymology From sub- + acute.

Medicine, Sciences Dated A patient whose condition is less than acute.