adverb
- in a subacute manner; with moderate severity or duration between acute and chronic
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient’s symptoms developed subacutely over several weeks.
- The inflammation progressed subacutely, neither rapidly worsening nor becoming chronic.
- Her back pain began subacutely after the minor injury.
- The infection presented subacutely with gradual onset of fever.
- The condition evolved subacutely between the acute and chronic phases.
- Symptoms appeared subacutely, making diagnosis more challenging.