About The Word Chronic
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Chronic
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What's The Definition Of Chronic?
[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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Chronic: addicted | confirmed | degenerative | habitual | inveterate(a) | prolonged Related Terms | Find terms related to Chronic: 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 See Also | Chronic In Webster's Dictionary \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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