Using a dictionary, look up the meaning of the word "acute." Read the full definition, noting the differences of meaning when th
e word is used in different subjects or disciplines. Then, answer the following questions: What does the word "acute" mean in terms of the medical field? Using this version of the word’s meaning, write a complete sentence containing "acute." What does the word "acute" mean in terms of mathematics? Using this version of the word’s meaning, write a complete sentence containing "acute."
According to the online Oxford Dictionary, the word "acute" has two meanings in the medical field and two meanings in terms of mathematics:
In the medical field, it is an adjective that refers to 1. a disease or its symptoms severe but of short duration, so it is the opposite of <em>chronic</em>, and it is also used to refer to 2. something denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. Sentences:
1. An acute inflammation of a joint may be the result of an infection.
2. The hospital is overly crowded and we can not give treatment to acute patients.
In the mathematics field, <em>acute</em> is also an adjective that refers to 1. an angle that is less than 90°, or to 2. something that is pointed or that has a sharp end.
1. I hate math! I can not even draw well enough an acute angle.
2. Be careful with that spearhead, it has an acute point.
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The speaker seems to care enough to reproduce the many things that the speaker has been told, describing them to us one by one, letting us know the agony that those women felt during that moment, even though it is briefly described.
While Muslims are found on all five inhabited continents, more than 60% of the global Muslim population is in Asia and about 20% is in the Middle East and North Africa. However, the Middle East-North Africa region has the highest percentage of Muslim-majority countries.
