chronic
11chronic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an illness or problem) persisting for a long time. 2) having a persistent illness or bad habit. 3) Brit. informal very bad. DERIVATIVES chronically adverb chronicity noun. ORIGIN Greek khronikos of time , from khron …
12chronic — 01. My father has had [chronic] back pain ever since he got injured at work 5 years ago. 02. There seems to be a [chronic] shortage of nurses in this state due to the poor salaries medical professionals are paid here. 03. My grandma is… …
13Chronic — This important term in medicine comes from the Greek chronos, time and means lasting a long time. A chronic condition is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. In ancient Greece, the… …
14chronic — chron|ic [ˈkrɔnık US ˈkra: ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: chronique, from Greek chronikos of time , from chronos; CHRON ] 1.) a chronic disease or illness is one that continues for a long time and cannot be cured →↑acute ▪ chronic… …
15chronić — ndk VIa, chronićnię, chronićnisz, chroń, chronićnił, chronićniony «strzec, zabezpieczać, pilnować, zasłaniać; zachowywać» Chronić dziecko przed zaziębieniem. Chronić matkę od trosk, przed troskami. Buty chronią nogi od zimna. Krata chroni okno… …
16chronic — [[t]krɒ̱nɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time. Compare acute. ...chronic back pain. Syn: persistent Derived words: chronically [[t]krɒ̱nɪkli[/t]] ADV ADV adj/ ed Most of them were chronically ill …
17chronic — adjective 1) a chronic illness Syn: persistent, long standing, long term; incurable; Medicine immedicable Ant: acute 2) chronic economic problems Syn: constant, continuing, ceaseless …
18chronic — adjective Etymology: French chronique, from Greek chronikos of time, from chronos Date: 1601 1. a. marked by long duration or frequent recurrence ; not acute < chronic indigestion > < chronic experiments > …
19Chronic — Dr. Dre – The Chronic Veröffentlichung 15. Dezember 1992 Label Death Row Records Format(e) CD, LP Genre(s) G Funk, Hip Hop Anzahl der Titel 16 Laufzeit …
20chronic — adjective (usually before noun) 1 a chronic disease or illness is one that cannot be cured: He s been suffering from chronic arthritis for years now. 2 a problem or difficulty that you cannot get rid of or that keeps coming back: a chronic… …
