chronic disease

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

“They will show up in increased primary care office visits and exacerbations of chronic disease over the next few weeks,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

During an investor call on Saturday, a Pfizer executive noted that patients and doctors now view these drugs as tools that address a chronic disease, not as a one-and-done medication.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 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

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