hyperacute

adjective

hy·per·acute ˌhī-pər-ə-ˈkyüt

variants or hyper-acute

Synonyms of hyperacute next

: extremely or excessively acute

a hyperacute sensitivity to light

… the problem of hyperacute rejection—a violent immune response that can destroy a transplanted organ in minutes …—

Arlene Judith Klotzko

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Newton is a logical thinker and a hyperacute observer, with a prodigious memory and a lacerating honesty. —

Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2022 In hyperacute rejection, large blood clots rapidly form, obstructing the blood supply of the donor organ. —

Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 The first and most dangerous hurdle is hyperacute rejection. —

Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022 The transplantation itself went smoothly: the kidneys showed no signs of hyperacute rejection and even began to function. —

Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hyperacute was in 1823

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Medical Definition

hyperacute

adjective

hy·per·acute ˌhī-pə-rə-ˈkyüt

: extremely or excessively acute

hyperacute hearing

And the problem of hyperacute rejection—a violent immune response that can destroy a transplanted organ in minutes—seems to have been solved for pig organs.—

Arlene Judith Klotzko, Scientific American