亚洲网紅露点

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chronic

[ kron-ik ]

adjective

  1. a chronic liar.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. continuing a long time or recurring frequently:

    a chronic state of civil war.

  3. having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like:

    a chronic invalid.

  4. (of a disease) having long duration ( acute ).


noun

chronic

/ kr蓲藞n瑟s瑟t瑟; 藞kr蓲n瑟k /

adjective

  1. continuing for a long time; constantly recurring
  2. (of a disease) developing slowly, or of long duration Compare acute
  3. inveterate; habitual

    a chronic smoker

  4. informal.
    1. very bad

      the play was chronic

    2. very serious

      he left her in a chronic condition

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chronic

  1. Relating to an illness or medical condition that is characterized by long duration or frequent recurrence. Diabetes and hypertension are chronic diseases.
  2. Compare acute
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Derived Forms

  • chronicity, noun
  • 藞肠丑谤辞苍颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠丑谤辞苍路颈路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 肠丑谤辞路苍颈肠路颈路迟测 [kro-, nis, -i-tee], noun
  • 苍辞苍路肠丑谤辞苍路颈肠 adjective
  • 苍辞苍路肠丑谤辞苍路颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路肠丑谤辞苍路颈肠 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路肠丑谤辞苍路颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 耻苍路肠丑谤辞苍路颈肠 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chronic1

First recorded in 1595鈥1605; from Latin chronicus, from Greek 肠丑谤辞苍颈办贸蝉, equivalent to 肠丑谤贸苍(辞蝉) 鈥渢ime鈥 + -ikos -ic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chronic1

C15: from Latin chronicus relating to time, from Greek khronikos, from khronos time
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Funding for top Trump administration priorities 鈥 like programs on autism, chronic disease, drug abuse and mental health 鈥 is also on the chopping block.

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Kimberley Grima regularly lies awake at night, calculating which of her three children 鈥 who, like her, all have chronic illnesses 鈥 can see their specialists.

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Earlier cancer screenings, better chronic disease control, lower maternal mortality, more substance use disorder treatment: We know that Medicaid saves lives.

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Tired of working too many hours with a chronic illness.

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Since Bekki Thomas was a teenager, she has experienced crippling pain and chronic fatigue that lasted weeks at a time.

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