definition of the word chronic

From chronical < Old French chronique < Latin chronicus < Ancient Greek  (khronikos), “‘of time’”) < Ancient Greek χρόνος (khronos), “‘time’”).

• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

chronic (comparative more chronic, superlative most chronic)

1. (of a problem) That which continues over an extended period of time, often associated with suffering ("long suffering").
2. (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal. The opposite of acute.
3. (medicine) A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a worsening condition (a condition which gets worse with each recurrence), though this definition is not inherent in the term.
4. Inveterate or habitual.

   a chronic smoker

5. (informal) Very bad, awful.

   that concert was chronic

6. (informal) Extremely serious.

   they left him in a chronic condition

• acute

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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