Definitions for chronic disease
chron·ic disease

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1. chronic disease

   A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include diabetes, functional gastrointestinal disorder, eczema, arthritis, asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Lyme disease, autoimmune diseases, genetic disorders and some viral diseases such as hepatitis C and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. An illness which is lifelong because it ends in death is a terminal illness. It is possible and not unexpected for an illness to change in definition from terminal to chronic. Diabetes and HIV for example were once terminal yet are now considered chronic due to the availability of insulin for diabetics and daily drug treatment for individuals with HIV which allow these individuals to live while managing symptoms.In medicine, chronic conditions are distinguished from those that are acute. An acute condition typically affects one portion of the body and responds to treatment. A chronic condition, on the other hand, usually affects multiple areas of the body, is not fully responsive to treatment, and persists for an extended period of time.Chronic conditions may have periods of remission or relapse where the disease temporarily goes away, or subsequently reappears. Periods of remission and relapse are commonly discussed when referring to substance abuse disorders which some consider to fall under the category of chronic condition.Chronic conditions are often associated with non-communicable diseases which are distinguished by their non-infectious causes. Some chronic conditions though, are caused by transmissible infections such as HIV/AIDS.63% of all deaths worldwide are from chronic conditions. Chronic diseases constitute a major cause of mortality, and the World Health Organization (WHO) attributes 38 million deaths a year to non-communicable diseases. In the United States approximately 40% of adults have at least two chronic conditions. Living with two or more chronic conditions is referred to as multimorbidity.

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1. Chronic Disease

   Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care. (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)

How to pronounce chronic disease?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chronic disease in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chronic disease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of chronic disease in a Sentence

1. Andreea Creanga:

   Because women are delaying childbearing, a larger proportion of them are likely entering pregnancy with a burden of chronic disease conditions, many studies have shown that an increasing number of pregnant women in the United States have chronic health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, chronic heart disease and all these conditions can put a pregnant woman at higher risk of pregnancy complications.

2. Zubin Eapen:

   It is likely that this relatively low-tech but high touch means of communicating the daily steps that must be taken for long-term behavior change can be used across both prevention and chronic disease management efforts.

3. Robert Heaney:

   Deficiency in vitamin D inhibits these processes, causing the cellular systems to break down, and leading to chronic disease.

4. Richard Isaacson:

   Just like any chronic disease of aging -- high cholesterol, heart attacks, strokes -- they all start silently decades before they show up. Alzheimer's disease is no different, targeting them early on is the best recipe for optimal brain health as we age.

5. Louis Aronne:

   We know that 11 cancers are related to obesity and 50 illnesses are a direct result of an increase in body fat, so this is an obvious target for chronic disease management.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_Disease