chronic
195
4.7
- adjective
- /ˈkrɒnɪk/
:
crónico
- The doctor explained that chronic pain can last for many months without relief.
- chronic disease
- chronic condition
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
As a result, many people with chronic illness don't have support.
- As a result, many people with chronic illness don't have support.
- Chan asks Is it possible to have chronic fatigue syndrome as a child?
- It is the most common chronic liver disease in children now.
- It's when inflammation goes chronic that there's a problem.
- But for people like me, you know, who have chronic pain that will move around, right?
- We're kept in a very chronic state of anxiety.
- Chronic nutrient deficiency leads to chronic weight problems.
- There is a difference between acute stress and chronic stress.
- What are other things you have done to reduce the ambient chronic levels of stress?
- So can virtual reality help treat your chronic pain and anxiety?
- And this is a sort of long term, sort of low grade chronic inflammation.
Examples
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But for people like me, you know, who have chronic pain that will move around, right?
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You know that the answer to chronic poverty is opportunity.
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These are indeed the chronic disorders of young people.
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It's a world leader in chronic disease prevention and control.
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We're kept in a very chronic state of anxiety.
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You will not change your loved one's chronic illness by worrying.
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We all have these hot buttons, and they can create chronic tensions in our major relationships.
Academic text (2011) -
But in recent years, meat consumption has also been linked to numerous chronic diseases.
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It is the most common chronic liver disease in children now.
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Chronic alcoholism is one cause of short-term memory loss.
Synonyms
502
3.0
Lasting for a long time
234
1.0
Happening often or many times
198
2.5
Happens all the time without stopping
190
2.4
Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time
167
3.5
Lasting for a person's whole life
131
5.1
Keeps going without stopping and stays very strong
93
5.8
Lasting for a very long time without stopping
82
4.9
Lasting for a long time and not stopping easily
39
3.5
Happening again and again with short breaks
22
3.9
Lasting a long time without stopping or getting weaker
21
5.3
Continuing for a long time and often returning
12
4.7
Happening again and again, often at regular times
Happening over a long time and not finished
Happens again and again over time
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
6.0
A contagious disease that affects deer and elk, causing slow weight loss and strange behavior
- Specialized
1
3.4
Long-lasting swelling in the airways that causes a cough with lots of mucus
- Specialized
1
4.4
A long-term lung disease that makes breathing difficult and often comes from smoking
- Specialized
1
4.2
A slow cancer of the white blood cells that starts in the bone marrow and is common in older adults
- Specialized
1
4.1
A long-term condition in which the kidneys slowly stop working well
- Specialized
A long-lasting skin problem with thick, itchy patches and deep skin lines from scratching
- Specialized
A long-lasting swelling or irritation of the stomach lining that causes pain
- Specialized
A long-lasting swelling and sore feeling of the tongue that can make it look smooth
- Specialized
Long-term loss of kidney function that makes waste build up in the body
- Specialized
A long-lasting cancer of the blood cells that gets worse slowly over years
- Specialized
A long-lasting blood cancer that makes too many white blood cells, often in older people
- Specialized
A long-lasting kidney infection that can cause serious kidney damage
How Long
650
3.2
195
4.7
35
6.5
557
3.0
49
3.9
587
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
chronic = chron (opaque) = chron + ic
Formed from the Greek combining form 'chron-' plus '-ic'; 'chron' is not a recognizable standalone English base for a B1 learner, so the meaning 'long-lasting' is not derivable from the visible parts.
Etymology
Chronic comes from the Greek root chron-, from chronos, meaning 'time', and you see the same root in chronological. So a chronic illness is one that lasts over time or keeps coming back.