chronic disease

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

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

Although more research is still needed, the findings have added momentum to a rapidly growing area of medicine focused on the connection between gut bacteria, cellular energy production, and chronic disease progression.

From Science Daily • May 8, 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

Means said she found areas of agreement with Collins, but the powerful appropriator expressed doubt that the administration sincerely aimed to fight chronic disease, given its cuts to health research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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