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Main Entry: 1chron·ic Pronunciation:  krän-ikVariant(s): also chron·i·cal /-i-k  l/Function: adjective 1 a : marked by long duration, by frequent recurrence over a long time, and often by slowly progressing seriousness : not acute <chronic indigestion> <her hallucinations became chronic> b : suffering from a disease or ailment of long duration or frequent recurrence <a chronic arthritic> <chronic sufferers from asthma> 2 a : having a slow progressive course of indefinite duration -- used especially of degenerative invasive diseases, some infections, psychoses, and inflammations <chronic heart disease> <chronic arthritis> <chronic tuberculosis> -- compare ACUTE 2b(1) b : infected with a disease-causing agent (as a virus) and remaining infectious over a long period of time but not necessarily expressing symptoms <chronic carriers may remain healthy but still transmit the virus causing hepatitis B> - chron·i·cal·ly /-i-k( -)l / adverb - chro·nic·i·ty /krä- nis-t-, kr -/ noun, plural -ties
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