What does Chronic mean?
Definitions for Chronic
ˈkrɒn ɪkChron·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
chronic(adj)
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
"chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
chronic, continuing(adj)
of long duration
"chronic money problems"
chronic, inveterate(adj)
habitual
"a chronic smoker"
Wiktionary
chronic(Noun)
A chronic one
chronic(Noun)
Marijuana, typically of high quality.
chronic(Noun)
A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
chronic(Adjective)
That continues over an extended period of time.
chronic(Adjective)
Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.
chronic(Adjective)
suffering from such affliction
Chronic patients must learn to live with their condition
chronic(Adjective)
Inveterate or habitual.
He's a chronic smoker
chronic(Adjective)
Very bad, awful.
That concert was chronic
chronic(Adjective)
Extremely serious.
They left him in a chronic condition
chronic(Adjective)
Good, great, as in "wicked"
That was cool, chronic in fact
Webster Dictionary
Chronic(adj)
relating to time; according to time
Etymology: [L. chronicus, Gr. concerning time, from time: cf. F. chronique.]
Chronic(adj)
continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual
Etymology: [L. chronicus, Gr. concerning time, from time: cf. F. chronique.]
Freebase
Chronic
A chronic condition is a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects. The term chronic is usually applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include arthritis, asthma, cancer, COPD, diabetes and HIV/AIDS. In medicine, the opposite of chronic is acute. A chronic course is further distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between. The non-communicable diseases are also usually lasting medical conditions but are separated by their non-infectious causes. In contrast, some chronic diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, are caused by transmissible infections. Chronic diseases constitute a major cause of mortality and the World Health Organization reports chronic non-communicable conditions to be by far the leading cause of mortality in the world, representing 35 million deaths in 2005 and over 60% of all deaths. Chronic illnesses cause about 70% of deaths in the US and in 2002 chronic conditions were 6 of the top ten causes of mortality in the general US population. 90% of seniors have at least one chronic disease, and 77% have two or more chronic conditions. For most people, medical conditions do not impair normal activities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chronic
-al, kron′ik, -al, adj. lasting a long time: of a disease, deep seated or long continued, as opposed to acute.—n. Chron′ic, chronic invalid. [Gr. chronikos—chronos, time.]
Rap Dictionary
chronic(noun)
See marijuana. Incredibly potent marijuana, it started out as weed laced with coke. "The Chronic" -- Dr. Dre (The Chronic).
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Chronic' in Adjectives Frequency: #692
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Chronic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Chronic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Chronic in a Sentence
We can no longer sit back and ignore the chronic lack of progress in developing new vaccines, and improving existing ones.
Fix-it might be a great model for appendicitis but it's not a good model for patients who need major surgery and have multiple chronic conditions.
That is the golden question: What are the actual health consequences from the chronic exposure over the past 20-plus years? surprisingly, little human clinical or epidemiological research has been done on this.
Persistence of a problem usually indicates a chronic problem and these have been shown in other research to have higher persistence into adolescence.
This study suggests that child maltreatment and trauma not only predict greater likelihood of developing depression and a more chronic course of depression, but also reduced likelihood of responding to antidepressant medication treatment.
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Translations for Chronic
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- привичен, хроничен, продължителен, дълготраенBulgarian
- crònicCatalan, Valencian
- chronickýCzech
- chronischGerman
- crónico, crónicaSpanish
- kroonilineEstonian
- krooninenFinnish
- chroniqueFrench
- crónico, crónicaGalician
- जीर्णHindi
- cronicoItalian
- 慢性的Japanese
- 만성병 환자Korean
- chronicum, chronicusLatin
- chronischDutch
- chronicznyPolish
- crónico, crónicaPortuguese
- хроническийRussian
- kroniskSwedish
- хронічнийUkrainian
- 慢性Chinese
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