chronic

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  1. adjective Of long duration; continuing: chronic money problems.
  2. adjective Lasting for a long period of time or marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases: chronic colitis.
  3. adjective Subject to a habit or pattern of behavior for a long time: a chronic liar.
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  • It is expected that by 2020 lung diseases collectively known as the chronic obstructive bronchopneumonia (COPD) will become a major cause of death worldwide. —  Emaxhealth
  • If this antigen persists for more than six months, that individual is now classified as a chronic carrier of this infection and is infectious.
  • The earn-a-buck moratorium would be in effect across Wisconsin next season, except for the chronic wasting disease zone in the southern part of the state. —  WBAY Action 2 News
  • RA is classified as a chronic disease under the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI), Taiwan. —  The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • Is a mechanical failure a chronic issue or a sporadic issue? —  Reliable Plant Magazine
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek khronikos, of time, from khronos, time.

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  1. I. a.: = French chronique; cf. Spanish crónico = Portuguese chronico = Italian cronico (= D. G. chronisch = Danish Swedish kronisk), from Latin chronicus, from Greek χρονικός, from χρόνος, time, of uncertain origin. II. n.: from Middle English cronike, cronyke, cronique (= Dutch kronijk = Old High German kroneke, cronike, cronick, Middle High German G. chronica, chronik = Danish krönike = Swedish krönika), from Old French cronique, French chronique = Provencal cronica = Spanish crónica = Portuguese chronica = Italian cronica, from Latin chronica, singular, orig. plural, from Greek χρονικά, annals, neuter plural of χρονικός, relating to time. Cf. chroniclc.
 

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