ADJECTIVE | all | chronic | being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering |
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all | chronic, continuing | of long duration | |
all | chronic, inveterate | habitual |
Sounds | kraa'nihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering. | |
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Category | medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
Narrower | degenerative | (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function |
Opposite | acute | Having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course |
Spanish | crónica, crónico | |
Catalan | crònic | |
Adverbs | chronically | in a slowly developing and long lasting manner |
Meaning | Of long duration. | |
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Example | "chronic money problems" | |
Synonym | continuing | |
Broader | long | primarily temporal sense |
Spanish | crónico |
Meaning | habitual. | |
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Example | "a chronic smoker" | |
Synonym | inveterate | |
Broader | usual | Occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure |
Spanish | crónica, crónico, empedernido, habitual, inveterado | |
Catalan | crònic, empedreït, habitual, inveterat |
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