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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

rasch einsetzend

Pronunciation / Transliteration: raʃ ˈaɪnˌzɛtsənt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rapid-onset/ˈræp.ɪd ˈɒn.sɛt/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Patient zeigte rasch einsetzende Symptome."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by developing, appearing, or progressing very quickly, typically referring to a medical condition, symptom, or psychological state.

    "The patient presented with a rapid-onset fever and severe respiratory distress."
  2. 2

    Describing phenomena or changes that occur with great velocity from an initial trigger point.

    "Researchers are studying the factors driving the rapid-onset decline in water quality."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'rapid', originating from Latin 'rapidus' (swift, tearing, snatching) via Middle French, and 'onset', formed from the phrasal verb 'set on' dating back to the late Middle English period. The compound adjective became increasingly prominent in modern medical and psychological literature to describe conditions manifesting with extreme speed.

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