
acute
/əkˈjut/
present or experienced to a severe degree
“There is an acute shortage of nurses.”
Origin: Latin acutus sharpened, from acuere sharpen, from acus needle

/əkˈjut/
present or experienced to a severe degree
“There is an acute shortage of nurses.”
Origin: Latin acutus sharpened, from acuere sharpen, from acus needle