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chronic
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ adjective ] (medicine) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Examples "chronic indigestion" "a chronic shortage of funds" "a chronic invalid" Used in print (Harold Searles, "Schizophrenic Communication,"...)Freeman , Cameron and McGhie , in their description of the disturbances of thinking found in chronic schizophrenic patients , say , in regard_to condensation , that `` the lack of adequate discrimination between the self and the environment , and the objects contained therein in itself is the prototypical condensation '' . (Committee for Economic Development, Distressed...)They were operating in 10 of the 17 major areas of chronic labor surplus and in 10 of the minor areas . This procedure is extremely shortsighted in chronic labor surplus areas with a long history of declining employment . However , if Federal funds are used , it would be entirely appropriate to train workers for jobs which could be obtained elsewhere as_well_as for jobs in the area of chronic unemployment . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a habit of long standing
Synonyms Examples "a chronic smoker" Related terms |
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