chronic

Example Sentences

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Glaucoma is a chronic eye disease that damages the optic nerve and can result in permanent vision loss.

From Science Daily

Loosening regulations helped boost private imports and allowed supermarket shelves to be stocked after chronic shortages of everything from corn flour to toilet paper to cancer medications.

From The Wall Street Journal

These results could help explain the "survival-health paradox" seen in post-menopausal women, who often live longer than men but experience higher levels of frailty and chronic illness.

From Science Daily

That could open the window to veterans and individuals who developed disabilities later in life due to accidents, chronic illnesses or mental-health conditions that presented later in life.

From MarketWatch

“This is a chronic disease and a deadly disease,” Northup added.

From MarketWatch