Denotes a phase of disease between the acute and chronic stages.
Somewhat acute; between acute and chronic.
Having characteristics of both acute and chronic. This is the state in a disease when most of the aches and pains have subsided and you are likely to overdo things and not completely recover. The chest cold that lingers for weeks as a stubborn cough is a subacute condition, as is the tendonitis that lingers because you won’t stop playing tennis long enough to completely heal.
A disease with characteristics of acute and chronic symptoms.
Not quite sharp or severe, as of disease.
Referring to a condition which is not acute but may become chronic.
A term describing the stage of a disease or condition that is between acute (short-lived and relatively severe) and chronic (persisting for a long period).
Describing a disease that progresses more rapidly than a chronic condition but does not become acute.
The description applied to a disease the duration of which lies between acute and chronic. An example is subacute endocarditis, a disorder that may not be diagnosed for several weeks or months, during which time it can severely damage valves in the heart.
Between acute and chronic, said of the course of a disease or of the healing process that develops at a moderate, rather than a slow or fast pace.
An abnormal condition observed in an individual who appears to be in a healthy state from a clinical perspective.
This term is utilized to characterize a condition that follows a trajectory between being acute (abrupt or short-term) and chronic (long-term).
A substance, like alum or tannic acid, that controls bleeding by causing the blood vessels to constrict.