Timeline for Difference between "acute", "chronic" and "obtuse" in the sense of illness
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| Sep 10, 2013 at 16:27 | comment | added | PLL | @JLG: I realise that; that’s why I linked other sources as well. It is a shame that the OED is paywalled, but for many things it’s the most authoritative and detailed online source I know, so I usually try to include both it and something more accessible. | |
| Sep 10, 2013 at 13:42 | comment | added | JLG | Thank you. Maybe try to use sources that don't require a subscription (like the link to the OED). It will not help users who do not have a subscription. | |
| Sep 10, 2013 at 3:26 | history | edited | PLL | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 10, 2013 at 3:18 | comment | added | PLL | @JLG: Fair point; will add sources for the definitions. The corresponding use of obtuse, though, is I think obsolete or almost so: the OED marks it as such, and the Google ngrams graph for obtuse pain seems to corroborate this. | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 23:34 | comment | added | JLG | Your answer would be better if you cited sources for your definitions. And the word obtuse does have a medical usage, meaning "dull, not acute," such as an obtuse pain | |
| Sep 9, 2013 at 20:35 | vote | accept | Zeta.Investigator | ||
| Sep 9, 2013 at 19:17 | history | answered | PLL | CC BY-SA 3.0 |