hyperacute

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ acute.

Adjective

hyperacute (comparative more hyperacute, superlative most hyperacute)

1. (medicine) Very acute.
2. (medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Derived terms

• hyperacuteness

Translations

very acute

Italian: iperacuto Russian: молниено́сный (ru) (molnijenósnyj) Spanish: hiperagudo