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chronic definition

chronic (krän′ik)

adjective

  1. lasting a long time or recurring often
  2. having had an ailment for a long time a chronic patient
  3. continuing indefinitely; perpetual; constant a chronic worry
  4. by habit, custom, etc.; habitual; inveterate a chronic complainer

Etymology: Fr cronique < L chronicus < Gr chronikos, of time < chronos, time

noun

a chronic patient

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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