2 ms·"acute" is paired with "chronic" and indicates onset, not severity.by rzzzt 1y ago"acute" is paired with "chronic" and indicates onset, not severity.rlpb 1y agoSo…CARS?Symmetry 1y agoSomething can't be both chronic (persisting over a long time) and acute (coming all at once). But some diseases can be both chronic and severe, like AIDS.