chronic : Idioms & Phrases


chronic bronchitis

  • noun a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow
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Chronic disease

  • one which is inveterate, of long continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an acute disease, which speedly terminates.
Webster 1913

chronic eczema

  • noun eczema characterized by thickening of the skin with accentuated skin lines
    eczema hypertrophicum; lichtenoid eczema.
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chronic gastritis

  • noun persistent gastritis can be a symptom of a gastric ulcer or pernicious anemia or stomach cancer or other disorders
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chronic glaucoma

  • noun glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision
    open-angle glaucoma.
    • open-angle glaucoma is the most common type of glaucoma
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chronic glossitis

  • noun glossitis with atrophy of tongue tissue; sometimes accompanies pernicious anemia
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chronic kidney failure

  • noun renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
    chronic kidney failure.
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chronic leukemia

  • noun slowly progressing leukemia
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chronic lymphocytic leukemia

  • noun chronic leukemia characterized by lymphoblast-like cells; more common in older men
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chronic myelocytic leukemia

  • noun chronic leukemia characterized by granular leukocytes; more common in older people
    myeloid leukemia.
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • noun a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
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chronic pyelonephritis

  • noun pyelonephritis that develops slowly and can lead to renal failure if untreated; often associated with a kidney stone or with narrowing of the urinary passageways
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chronic renal failure

  • noun renal failure that can result from a variety of systemic disorders
    chronic kidney failure.
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chronic wasting disease

  • noun a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk
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