chronic

chronic
Synonyms and related words:
abiding, accepted, accustomed, age-long, aged, ancient, antique, confirmed, constant, continuing, customary, deep-dyed, deep-fixed, deep-rooted, deep-seated, deep-set, deep-settled, diuturnal, durable, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, established, evergreen, fast, fixed, habitual, habituated, hardened, hardy, immutable, implanted, incorrigible, inculcated, infixed, ingrained, instilled, intransient, inveterate, irreversible, lasting, lingering, long-established, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, long-term, longeval, longevous, macrobiotic, of long duration, of long standing, perdurable, perduring, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, persisting, remaining, rooted, routine, sempervirent, set, settled, settled in habit, stable, staying, steadfast, thorough, tough, unfading, vital, wonted

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  • chronic — [krän′ik] adj. [Fr cronique < L chronicus < Gr chronikos, of time < chronos, time] 1. lasting a long time or recurring often: said of a disease, and distinguished from ACUTE 2. having had an ailment for a long time [a chronic patient] 3 …   English World dictionary

  • Chronic — may refer to: Chronic (medicine), a disease that is long lasting and reoccurring. Chronic toxicity, a substance with toxic effects after continuous or repeated exposure The Chronic, a 1992 album by Dr. Dre 2001 (album) or The Chronic 2001, a 1999 …   Wikipedia

  • chronić — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}cz. ndk VIIb, chronićnię, chronićni, chroń, chronićniony {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} nie dopuszczać, by komuś lub czemuś stało się coś złego, szkodliwego; pilnować, strzec, ochraniać, zabezpieczać, osłaniać : {{/stl 7}}{{stl… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • chronic — is used of a disease that is long lasting (as opposed to acute), and has the same implication of continuing severity when used of other circumstances. An acute problem is intense but brief, whereas a chronic problem is severe and likely to… …   Modern English usage

  • Chronic — Chron ic, a. [L. chronicus, Gr. ? concerning time, from ? time: cf. F. chronique.] 1. Relating to time; according to time. [1913 Webster] 2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual. [1913 Webster] {Chronic disease}, one which is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chronic — I adjective ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, cyclical, deep rooted, deep seated, drawn out, endless, enduring, entrenched, established, ever present, everlasting, extended, forever, frequent, habitual,… …   Law dictionary

  • chronic — early 15c., from O.Fr. chronique, from L. chronicus, from Gk. khronikos of time, from khronos time. Vague disapproving sense is from association with diseases (a connection found since c.1600) …   Etymology dictionary

  • chronic — *inveterate, confirmed, deep seated, deep rooted Analogous words: established, fixed, settled (see SET): *hardened, indurated, callous Antonyms: acute (of illness) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • CHRONIC — • chronic disease, rheumatoid arthritis, neoplasms, infections, cryoglobulinemia [conditions in which rheumatoid factor is produced] …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

  • chronic — [adj] incessant, never ending abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep rooted, deep seated, enduring, ever present, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting,… …   New thesaurus

  • chronic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an illness or problem) persisting for a long time. 2) having a persistent illness or bad habit. 3) Brit. informal very bad. DERIVATIVES chronically adverb chronicity noun. ORIGIN Greek khronikos of time , from khron …   English terms dictionary

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