chronic
chron·ic / ˈkränik/ • adj. (of an illness) persisting for a long time or constantly recurring: chronic bronchitis.Often contrasted with acute. ∎ (of a person) having such an illness: a chronic asthmatic. ∎ (of a problem) long-lasting and difficult to eradicate: the school suffers from chronic overcrowding. ∎ (of a person) having a particular bad habit: a chronic liar.DERIVATIVES: chron·i·cal·ly / -ik(ə)lē/ adv.chro·nic·i·ty / kräˈnisətē/ n.
chronic
chronic (kron-ik) adj. describing a disease of long duration involving very slow changes. Such disease is often of gradual onset. Compare acute.
—chronicity (kron-iss-iti) n.
—chronicity (kron-iss-iti) n.
chronic
chronic long-continued, inveterate XV; continuous, constant XIX. — F. chronique — L. chronicus- Gr. khronikós, f. khrónos time; see -IC.
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