chronicity
Americannoun
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the fact or quality of being long-lasting, as a disease, condition, or symptom.
Psychological influences, such as stress, can significantly affect the severity and chronicity of the illness.
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the fact or quality of being constant, habitual, or continually recurring.
The chronicity of bullying is one of its more intriguing features.
Etymology
Origin of chronicity
Example Sentences
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“An isolated thread of understanding does not diminish the pervasiveness and chronicity of psychotic symptoms.”
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2022
“The chronicity of the pandemic has taken a toll and depleted many parents’ coping reserves that will take time and patience to build up again.”
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
This chronicity of stress starts to make our minds really fearful and you wind up with constant anxiety.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
Such chronicity is evidence of advance, yet it constitutes an element of degeneracy, since the victim of the chronic disease is able to leave more offspring than would be possible were the disorder acute.
From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.
Expectancy seems to make it certain that the lesions will come and attention adds to their chronicity.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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