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"a chronic smoker"adjectivehabitual
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"chronic money problems"adjectiveof long duration
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"chronic indigestion" "a chronic shortage of funds" "a chronic invalid"adjectivebeing long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
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Definition that contains chronic
- leprosy chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
- hypochondria chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
- lymphadenopathy chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
- pyorrhea chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets
- osteoarthritis chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
- invalidism chronic ill health
- chronic myelocytic leukemia chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
- interstitial pneumonia chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs
- degenerative arthritis chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
- riggs' disease chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets