Postacute
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 After an acute condition (disease or situation). not-comparable
"postacute care"
Example
More examples"[The term] acute care hospital is preferred to short-term care hospital. Long-term care has come to include both an acute component (sometimes called subacute care or postacute care), which effectively provides the care formerly offered in hospitals, and the more traditional chronic component, which includes both medical and social services."
Etymology
From post- + acute.
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