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.

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