| acuity |
sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) acuteness: a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
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| acuminate |
of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
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| acupressure |
treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
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| acupuncture |
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
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| acute |
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations" of an angle; less than 90 degrees acuate: ending in a sharp point acute accent: a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
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