(of diseases, chiefly in animals) very severe; very acute
Examples of 'peracute' in a sentence
peracute
Prolonged bradyarrhythmia, rhabdomyolysis, and peracute renal failure were observed.
Eva Annen, Thierry Girard, Albert Urwyler 2012, 'Rare, potentially fatal, poorly understood propofol infusion syndrome', Clinics and Practicehttps://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/487. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The clinical course of the poisoning was peracute.
Flávia F. Jabour, Josilene N. Seixas, Carlos H. Tokarnia, Marilene F. Brito 2006, 'Variação da toxidez de Arrabidaea bilabiata (Bignoniaceae) em coelhos Variation ofthe toxicity of Arrabidaea bilabiata (Bignoniaceae) in rabbits', Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2006000300008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The afebrile heartwater-like syndrome presents similarly to peracute heartwater but without the febrile reaction.
Rhoda Leask, Kenneth P. Pettey, Gareth F. Bath 2013, 'An afebrile heartwater-like syndrome in goats', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/955. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Peracute cases of heartwater have a high mortality rate, enabling confirmation of the disease on post-mortem examination.
Rhoda Leask, Kenneth P. Pettey, Gareth F. Bath 2013, 'An afebrile heartwater-like syndrome in goats', Journal of the South African Veterinary Associationhttps://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/955. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The toxicosis had a peracute (90 minutes to 3 hours) to acute (9 to 13 hours) course.
Alexandre Paulino Loretti, Pedro Soares Bezerra, Marcia Regina Silva Ilha, SeveroS. Barros, Claudio S. L. Barros 1999, 'Intoxicação experimental pelos frutos de Xanthium cavanillesii (Asteraceae) em ovinosExperimental poisoning by the burs of Xanthium cavanillesii (Asteraceae) in sheep',Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X1999000200004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)