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peracute
adjective
[ ˌpəːrəˈkjuːt ]
• (of a disease) very severe and of very short duration, generally proving quickly fatal.
• "the peracute form results in sudden death"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin peracutus ‘very sharp’.
