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chronic
[ kron-ik ]
adjective
a chronic liar.
Synonyms: ,
- continuing a long time or recurring frequently:
a chronic state of civil war.
- having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like:
a chronic invalid.
- (of a disease) having long duration ( acute ).
noun
- Slang. cronic ( def ).
chronic
/ krɒˈnɪsɪtɪ; ˈkrɒnɪk /
adjective
- continuing for a long time; constantly recurring
- (of a disease) developing slowly, or of long duration Compare acute
- inveterate; habitual
a chronic smoker
- informal.
- very bad
the play was chronic
- very serious
he left her in a chronic condition
chronic
- Relating to an illness or medical condition that is characterized by long duration or frequent recurrence. Diabetes and hypertension are chronic diseases.
- Compare acute
Derived Forms
- chronicity, noun
- ˈDzԾ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz··· adverb
- ·Ծ··ٲ [kro-, nis, -i-tee], noun
- ԴDz·Dz· adjective
- ԴDz·Dz·· adjective
- ܲ·Dz· adjective
- ܲ·Dz·· adjective
- ܲ·Dz· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chronic1
Example Sentences
It's estimated endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK - it can cause chronic pain, heavy periods and extreme tiredness.
Still, many of the foods that these dyes are in are ultra-processed foods, which have been linked to chronic illness like diabetes, obesity and heart disease.
Areas used for aquaculture have since suffered chronic tidal flooding, leading to oversalinization, and land has been lost, the study said.
"There are many patients we treat with chronic infections for years, but despite multiple tests we cannot identify the bug responsible," he says.
At the end of 2005, the singer was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which returned in 2015 before he went into remission.
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