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acme

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acme /ac·me/ (ak´me) the critical stage or crisis of a disease.
acme
[ak′mē]
Etymology: Gk, akme, point
the peak or highest point, such as the peak of intensity of a uterine contraction during labor or the peak of perfection.

acme
the critical stage or crisis of a disease.

ACME
Cardiology A clinical trial–Angioplasty Compared to Medicine that compared outcomes of angioplasty vs. medical therapy on M&M in Pts with single-vessel coronary artery disease. See Angina, Angioplasty, Coronary artery disease, Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.


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