chronic disease
noun
plural chronic diseases
: a disease (such as asthma, coronary heart disease, or diabetes) that continues or occurs again and again for a long time : a medical condition of prolonged duration
… childhood obesity that too often leads to chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.—
Akiba Solomon
Akiba SolomonMost oncologists are reluctant to use the word "cure," and tend to speak of cancer as a chronic disease. The goal of treatment is remission, a state in which the cancer can't be detected.—Sallie Tisdale
Sallie TisdaleMore than 2,200 local doctors had voluntarily provided free care to uninsured patients, including surgery, chemotherapy and chronic disease management.—The Dallas Morning News
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People who are diagnosed with a chronic disease often respond by adding a multivitamin to their daily regimen.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Asthma is a chronic disease that needs preventive treatment.
—Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 25 June 2024
Fatalities included a number of elderly people and those suffering from chronic diseases according to the health minister.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
While experiments aboard the International Space Station have extensively studied the normal physiological changes occurring to the human system in weightlessness, there is limited to no data about how common chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure behave in the space environment.
—Arian Anderson, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
Asthma is a chronic disease that needs preventive treatment.
—Claire Wolters, Verywell Health, 25 June 2024
Fatalities included a number of elderly people and those suffering from chronic diseases according to the health minister.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
While experiments aboard the International Space Station have extensively studied the normal physiological changes occurring to the human system in weightlessness, there is limited to no data about how common chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure behave in the space environment.
—Arian Anderson, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2024
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chronic disease
noun
: a disease (such as asthma, coronary heart disease, or diabetes) that continues or occurs again and again for a long time : a medical condition of prolonged duration
Millions suffer from debilitating chronic disease caused by smoking. It is a major risk factor in cardiovascular disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema …—Phil Gunby, The Journal of the American Medical Association
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