Acme

Pathology, Internal Medicine

Also known as: Stadium fastigii, Peak of disease

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

This article defines the term acme as the period of peak development of a pathological process. In the context of fever, it refers to the stadium fastigii, or the period when the fever temperature is at its highest.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ACME (from the Greek akme—point, peak), in medicine, generally denotes the period of the highest development of any pathological process. In the study of fever (see), the concept of the acme of a febrile process usually denotes the period of the highest standing of the febrile temperature (stadium fastigii of the temperature curve).

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“Acme.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/acme/