亚洲网紅露点

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chronic

[ kron-ik ]

adjective

  1. a chronic liar.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. continuing a long time or recurring frequently:

    a chronic state of civil war.

  3. having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like:

    a chronic invalid.

  4. (of a disease) having long duration ( acute ).


noun

chronic

/ kr蓲藞n瑟s瑟t瑟; 藞kr蓲n瑟k /

adjective

  1. continuing for a long time; constantly recurring
  2. (of a disease) developing slowly, or of long duration Compare acute
  3. inveterate; habitual

    a chronic smoker

  4. informal.
    1. very bad

      the play was chronic

    2. very serious

      he left her in a chronic condition

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chronic

  1. Relating to an illness or medical condition that is characterized by long duration or frequent recurrence. Diabetes and hypertension are chronic diseases.
  2. Compare acute
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Derived Forms

  • chronicity, noun
  • 藞肠丑谤辞苍颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠丑谤辞苍路颈路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 肠丑谤辞路苍颈肠路颈路迟测 [kro-, nis, -i-tee], noun
  • 苍辞苍路肠丑谤辞苍路颈肠 adjective
  • 苍辞苍路肠丑谤辞苍路颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路肠丑谤辞苍路颈肠 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路肠丑谤辞苍路颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 耻苍路肠丑谤辞苍路颈肠 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chronic1

First recorded in 1595鈥1605; from Latin chronicus, from Greek 肠丑谤辞苍颈办贸蝉, equivalent to 肠丑谤贸苍(辞蝉) 鈥渢ime鈥 + -ikos -ic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chronic1

C15: from Latin chronicus relating to time, from Greek khronikos, from khronos time
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Winn said that, in his own life, he suffers from chronic pain and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which made it difficult to hold down a job and, on some days, even get out of bed.

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A mum who says she has been left in chronic pain a year after giving birth has called for an NHS trust to be put into special measures.

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It's estimated endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK - it can cause chronic pain, heavy periods and extreme tiredness.

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Still, many of the foods that these dyes are in are ultra-processed foods, which have been linked to chronic illness like diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

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Areas used for aquaculture have since suffered chronic tidal flooding, leading to oversalinization, and land has been lost, the study said.

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