chronic disease

Cultural  

1. A disease of long duration. (Compare acute disease.)

---

Example Sentences

Others worry about the invasiveness of a colonoscopy and undergoing anesthesia or are too sick with a chronic disease to be sedated.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

However, in modern environments where calorie-rich foods are constantly available, the same biological mechanisms may now be contributing to chronic disease.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Regulating how one class of medication is prescribed and delivered could open the door to broader oversight of other treatments, from mental health medications to chronic disease care.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

He complained that the focus on measles was overshadowing his work to fight chronic disease, which he said is “killing our country.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But with the cutbacks, syphilis increasingly became a chronic disease, and the disease’s carriers had three or four or five times longer to pass on their infection.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell