Taber's Medical Dictionary
acuity
(ă-kū′ĭt-ē )
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1. Clearness, sharpness of a sensory function, e.g., visual acuity.
2. In emergency and critical care medicine, the severity of a hospitalized patient's illness and the level of attention or service he or she will need from professional staff.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Acuity." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745988/all/acuity.
Acuity. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745988/all/acuity. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Acuity. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745988/all/acuity
Acuity [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745988/all/acuity.
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