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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chronic \Chron"ic\, a. [L. chronicus Gr ? concerning time, from ? time: cf F. chronique.] 1. Relating to time; according to time. 2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual. {Chronic disease}, one which is inveterate, of long continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an acute disease, which speedly terminates. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chronic adj 1: (medicine) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid" [ant: {acute}] 2: having a habit of long standing; "a chronic smoker" [syn: {confirmed}, {habitual}, {inveterate(a)}]
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