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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
- pneumoconiosis chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
- prurigo chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching
- hypochondriasis chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
- pyorrhoea chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets