The word chronic comes from Chronos, the ancient Greek god of time.
Chronic - Medicine.
In medicine, a chronic disease is a persistent and lasting condition. More accurately, the chronic disease has a chronic course. Chronicity is usually defined as lasting more than three months. A chronic course must be differentiated from a recurrent course, where the disease relapses repeatedly, the relapses being separated by periods of temporary remission.
The chronic course ...
In medicine, a chronic disease is a persistent and lasting condition. More accurately, the chronic disease has a chronic course. Chronicity is usually defined as lasting more than three months. A chronic course must be differentiated from a recurrent course, where the disease relapses repeatedly, the relapses being separated by periods of temporary remission.
The chronic course is often part of the definition of a disease and, therefore, often included in its name, for example:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic hepatitis
Chronic leukem ...
In medicine, a chronic disease is a persistent and lasting condition. More accurately, the chronic disease has a chronic course. Chronicity is usually defined as lasting more than three months. A chronic course must be differentiated from a recurrent course, where the disease relapses repeatedly, the relapses being separated by periods of temporary remission.
The chronic course is often part of the definition of a disease and, therefore, often included in its name, for example:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic hepati ...
