Term Gallery logo

Meanings of chronic in English

Portuguese
crónico
Catalan
crònic
Spanish
crónico

Being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering.

        Related terms
        crónico

        Of long duration.

              Habitual.

                    Usage of chronic in English
                    1
                    Kosovo's appalling environmental problems are part of a deeper problem: chronic poverty.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    However she warned that long term exposure could result in chronic stress.
                    Radio NZ
                    3
                    Method: Indigenous beliefs about chronic psychosis were elicited from community health workers.
                    Pubmed
                    4
                    Another patient retransplanted for chronic rejection, remains disease free at 1 year.
                    Pubmed
                    5
                    Background: Administrative data are commonly used for surveillance of chronic medical conditions.
                    Pubmed
                    6
                    The rate of chronic health conditions was higher among dieters than nondieters.
                    Pubmed
                    7
                    Discussion: Patients of free clinics suffer from high burden of chronic conditions.
                    Pubmed
                    8
                    Background: Physical activity is associated with reduced risks of many chronic diseases.
                    Pubmed
                    9
                    Background: Aboriginal people in Australia experience significant health burden from chronic disease.
                    Pubmed
                    10
                    Spinal fractures, however, can lead to more problems than just chronic pain.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    Results: The morbidity rate of chronic pancreatitis in China has recently increased.
                    Pubmed
                    12
                    New research says that chronic tardiness is actually a form of instanity.
                    Radio NZ
                    13
                    Introduction: Terminal chronic renal failure is a truly global public health problem.
                    Pubmed
                    14
                    However, survivors' scores eroded as they reported more and more chronic conditions.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    The chronic shortage of organs available for transplant is a global problem.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    Autoimmune diseases are chronic, life threatening, and of burgeoning public health concern.
                    Pubmed
                    About this term
                    More collocations
                    Translations for chronic
                    Catalan
                    crònic
                    Spanish
                    crónico
                    Chronic through the time
                    Chronic across language varieties
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    More variants