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- [adj] (medicine) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
- [adj] having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker"
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| | Synonyms: | | addicted, confirmed, degenerative, habitual, inveterate(a), prolonged |
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| | Antonyms: | | acute |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chron"ic\, a. [L. chronicus, Gr. ? concerning time,
from ? time: cf. F. chronique.]
1. Relating to time; according to time.
2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.
{Chronic disease}, one which is inveterate, of long
continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an
acute disease, which speedly terminates.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Of long duration, often years; recurring; opposite of ACUTE. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Long-term infection or illness. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abiding, accepted, accustomed, aged, age-long, ancient, antique, confirmed, constant, continuing, customary, deep-dyed, deep-fixed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, diuturnal, durable, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, established, evergreen, fast, fixed, habitual, habituated, hardened, hardy, immutable, implanted, incorrigible, inculcated, infixed, ingrained, instilled, intransient, inveterate, irreversible, lasting, lingering, long-established, longeval, longevous, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, long-term, macrobiotic, of long duration, of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, remaining, rooted, routine, sempervirent, set, settled, settled in habit, stable, staying, steadfast, thorough, tough, unfading, vital, wonted |
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