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Acute, in geometry, refers to an angle that is less than ninety degrees (commonly referred to as a right angle).

Acute, in medicine, refers to an intense illness or affliction of abrupt onset. This term refers to timescale of a disease and is often contrasted with subacute[?] and chronic course. Examples:

acute lymphoblastic leukemia[?]
acute pancreatitis[?]
acute abdomen[?]

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