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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarychron·ic \ˈkrä-nik\ 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 b. suffering from a chronic disease the special needs of chronic patients2. a. always present or encountered; especially : constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling chronic petty warfare b. being such habitually a chronic grumblerSynonyms: see inveterate• chronic noun• chron·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb• chro·nic·i·ty \krä-ˈni-sə-tē, krō-\ noun English Etymologychronic c.1600 (earlier form was chronical, 1520s), from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. chronique, from L. chronicus, from Gk. khronikos "of time," from khronos "time." Vague disapproving sense is from association with diseases (a connection found since c.1600). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7chronicchron·ic / 5krCnik; NAmE 5krB:n- / adjective1. (especially of a disease 尤指疾病) lasting for a long time; difficult to cure or get rid of 长期的；慢性的；难以治瘉(或根除)的: chronic bronchitis / arthritis / asthma 慢性支气管炎/关节炎/哮喘 the country's chronic unemployment problem 该国长期存在的失业问题 a chronic shortage of housing in rural areas 农村地区住房的长期匮乏 OPP acute 2. having had a disease for a long time 长期患病的: a chronic alcoholic / depressive 慢性酒精中毒者；长期抑郁症患者 3. (BrE, informal) very bad 糟透的；拙劣的: The film was just chronic. 这部电影简直糟透了。 • chron·ic·al·ly / 5krCnikli; NAmE 5krB:n- / adv.: a hospital for the chronically ill 慢性病医院 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: chronic fatigue syndrome , or chronic lymphocytic leukemia , or chronic myelogenous leukemia , or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , or chronic granulocytic leukemia , or chronic myelocytic leukemia , or chronic myeloid leukemia , or chronic alcoholismchron·icI. \ˈkränik, -nēk\ adjectiveEtymology: French chronique, from Latin chronicus, from Greek chronikos of time, from chronos time + -ikos -ic1. 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 < chronic arthritic > < chronic sufferers from asthma >2. a. : marked by long continuation or frequent recurrence : always present or encountered : long-lasting : unending; especially : constantly vexing, weakening, or troubling < war between states and civil war within a nation — the chronic state of affairs when Hobbes lived — John Dewey > < the chronic financial predicament of American colleges and universities — Nation > b. : given to steady or frequently repeated behaving or acting : given to being habitually : habitual, accustomed < the chronic amateur of causes — always eager, always profoundly convinced … never quite expert — James Gray > < a chronic grumbler > < a chronic joiner >3. of a pathologic process : characterized by a slow progressive course of indefinite duration — used especially of degenerative invasive diseases, some infections, psychoses, inflammations, and the carrier state < chronic heat disease > < chronic arthritis > < chronic tuberculosis > < chronic carrier >— compare acute 5a (2)4. slang Britain : intense, severe, disagreeable < she started howling and carrying on … something chronic — Richard Llewellyn >Synonyms: see inveterateII. noun(-s): one that suffers from a chronic disease

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