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| 1. | [ adjective ] (medicine) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering | |
| Examples: | "chronic indigestion" "a chronic shortage of funds" "a chronic invalid" |
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| Related terms: | acute medicine prolonged degenerative | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having a habit of long standing | |
| Synonyms: | inveterate habitual confirmed | |
| Examples: | "a chronic smoker" |
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| Related terms: | addicted | |
| Similar spelling: |
chronicle chorionic chronicler chromogen Chronister chariness |
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