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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSudden-onset
/ˈsʌd.ən ˈɒn.sɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by beginning rapidly and abruptly without a prolonged preliminary phase.
"The patient experienced a sudden-onset fever that required immediate hospitalization." - 2
Pertaining to phenomena, such as natural disasters or economic crises, that materialize instantly.
"Emergency services prepared for sudden-onset flooding following the heavy cloudburst."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the adjective 'sudden' (derived from Old French 'sodain', from Latin 'subitanus') with the noun 'onset' (from 'on' + 'set'). Emerging prominently in medical and technical literature during the 20th century, it describes conditions or events that manifest abruptly and without significant warning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sudden-onset" is said worldwide
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à début soudain
Transliteration: a debui sudan
"Il a présenté des symptômes à début soudain."
plötzlich auftretend
Transliteration: ploetzlich auftretend
"Die Krankheit zeigte einen plötzlich auftretenden Verlauf."
a insorgenza improvvisa
Transliteration: a insorgenza improvvisa
"Si trattava di una patologia a insorgenza improvvisa."
de inicio súbito
Transliteration: de inicio subito
"El paciente mostró una debilidad de inicio súbito."
de início súbito
Transliteration: de inicio subito
"A febre de início súbito preocupou os médicos."
अचानक शुरू होने वाला
Transliteration: achanak shuru hone wala
"यह एक अचानक शुरू होने वाली बीमारी है।"
突然发作的
Transliteration: tūrán fāzuò de
"这是一种突然发作的疾病。"
갑작스러운 발병의
Transliteration: gapjaksureoun balbyeong-ui
"환자는 갑작스러운 발병의 증상을 보였다."
突発性の
Transliteration: toppatsusei no
"患者は突発性の発熱を訴えた。"
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