hyperacute
/ˌhaɪpərəˈkjuːt/
adjective
- Extremely sharp or sensitive, especially in terms of the senses or perception.
- She has a hyperacute awareness of other people's moods, noticing the slightest change in tone.
- With his hyperacute vision, he could read the sign from half a mile away.
- The dog's hyperacute sense of smell can detect a single drop of blood in a large pool of water.
- Very severe or intense, especially in a medical context, describing a condition that develops rapidly and is extremely serious.
- Doctors recognized the hyperacute stroke and immediately began treatment.
- Hyperacute rejection of a transplanted organ can occur within minutes.
- The patient was rushed to the hospital with hyperacute abdominal pain.