chronic disease

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

Using this information, the system can identify early signs of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis and may also detect broader indicators of chronic disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

“This is a chronic disease and a deadly disease,” Northup added.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

It sharply criticizes refined carbohydrates, suggesting that lower-carbohydrate diets may benefit people with chronic disease.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

The Journal found doctors who prescribed the most drugs were concentrated in rural areas across the South, where chronic disease is prevalent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

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