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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
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Kosovo's appalling environmental problems are part of a deeper problem: chronic poverty.
The Guardian
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However she warned that long term exposure could result in chronic stress.
Radio NZ
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Method: Indigenous beliefs about chronic psychosis were elicited from community health workers.
Pubmed
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Another patient retransplanted for chronic rejection, remains disease free at 1 year.
Pubmed
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Background: Administrative data are commonly used for surveillance of chronic medical conditions.
Pubmed
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The rate of chronic health conditions was higher among dieters than nondieters.
Pubmed
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Discussion: Patients of free clinics suffer from high burden of chronic conditions.
Pubmed
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Background: Physical activity is associated with reduced risks of many chronic diseases.
Pubmed
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Background: Aboriginal people in Australia experience significant health burden from chronic disease.
Pubmed
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Spinal fractures, however, can lead to more problems than just chronic pain.
Reuters
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Results: The morbidity rate of chronic pancreatitis in China has recently increased.
Pubmed
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New research says that chronic tardiness is actually a form of instanity.
Radio NZ
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Introduction: Terminal chronic renal failure is a truly global public health problem.
Pubmed
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However, survivors' scores eroded as they reported more and more chronic conditions.
Reuters
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The chronic shortage of organs available for transplant is a global problem.
Reuters
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Autoimmune diseases are chronic, life threatening, and of burgeoning public health concern.
Pubmed
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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
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