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词汇 chronic
释义 chronic
adjective
uk /ˈkrɒn.ɪk/ us /ˈkrɑː.nɪk/

chronicadjective (LONG-LASTING)


C2
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time: (尤指疾病或不好的事物)慢性的,长期的
chronic conditionThe study looks at adults with chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes.
chronic disease His research showed that eating more plant-based foods helps you avoid chronic diseases.
chronic painExercise can be important in treating chronic pain.
chronic arthritis
a chronic invalid长期病号
chronic shortage There is a chronic shortage of teachers.教师长期短缺。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

painful
painfulHer ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
soreMy feet are sore from walking around all day.
tenderThe glands in my neck feel really tender.
sensitiveMy face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
excruciatingHis injury caused excruciating headaches.
She suffers from chronic pain in her knees.
I have a chronic bowel disease.
There is a chronic shortage of nursing staff.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Continuous & permanent
abiding
abidingly
ad infinitum
around-the-clock
be
here to stayidiom
immanence
immanent
immanently
imperishable
on the bounceidiom
on the spinidiom
on the trotidiom
perennial
permanence
uninterruptedly
unrelentingly
unrelieved
unrelievedly
unremitting

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Disease & illness - general words

chronicadjective (BAD)


UKinformal
very bad: 极差的,糟糕透顶的,恶劣的
The acting was chronic.表演很糟糕。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Serious and severe
acutely
acuteness
advanced
be no laughing matteridiom
catastrophic
catastrophically
dire
fatal
grave
grievously
heaviness
hyperacute
non-fatal
non-serious
seriously
swingeing
terminal
terminally
toughness
utmost

Related word


chronically

chronic | American Dictionary


chronic
adjective
us/ˈkrɑn·ɪk/
(esp. of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time:
Mr. George is resigning because of chronic heart disease.
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.

chronically


adverbus/ˈkrɑn·ɪk·li/
The hospital provides care to chronically ill patients for as long as they need it.

Examples of chronic


chronic
The old chronics are always given to the assistant nurses, who have to be kind, patient and pleasant in all circumstances.
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I am convinced that only the real chronics, as it were, need fear the new legislation.
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I have known medical students, whom we call "chronics," who, after many years, have at last qualified—and some of them have proved to be very, good practitioners.
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Most of the patients were chronics.
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The impact of the symptom of chronic fatigue from the subject's perspective is of significance.
Furthermore, it has been suggested that in chronic schizophrenia progressively enhanced susceptibility to psychotic state and relapse occurs.
Managing chronic back pain : impact of an interdisciplinary team approach.
The possibility of chronic, residual impairment from which a person never completely recovers is real.
We suggest that studying a more parsimonious case definition - impairing chronic fatigue not due to a known cause - would represent a way forward.
Dysregulated production of these cytokines has been associated with several autoimmune disorders and chronic inflammatory processes.
Accumulating evidence shows that persistent changes in spinal astrocytes in different chronic pain conditions often outlast microglial changes.
An association between chronic non-inflammatory visceral pain and microglial function, similar to that which links somatic pain and microglial activation, has not been demonstrated previously.
Management of chronic pain is a real challenge, and current treatments that focus on blocking neurotransmission in the pain pathway have resulted in limited success.
A similar, though weaker, relationship was shown between volunteering and chronic physical-health problems.
Whether people with dementia perceive quality of life in the same way as people with other chronic illnesses remains unknown.
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