subacute

subacute
adjective Date: 1822 1. having a tapered but not sharply pointed form <
subacute leaves
>
2. a. falling between acute and chronic in character especially when closer to acute <
subacute endocarditis
>
b. less marked in severity or duration than a corresponding acute state <
subacute pain
>
subacutely adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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