Definition that contains chronic disease
- wasting any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
- sanatorium a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
- sanitarium a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
- cirrhosis a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
- tabes wasting of the body during a chronic disease
- sanatarium a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
- cachexia any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
- cirrhosis of the liver a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
- sarcoidosis a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
- ozaena a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures