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Chronic Basophilic Leukemia
Chronic may refer to: * Chronic condition, a condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects * Chronic toxicity, a substance with toxic effects after continuous or repeated exposure * Chronic (film), ''Chronic'' (film), a 2015 American film * ''The Chronic'', a 1992 album by Dr. Dre * ''The Chronic 2001'', a.k.a. ''The Chronic 2'', ''The Chronic II'', and 2001 (Dr. Dre album), ''2001'', a 1999 album by Dr. Dre * Chronic (cannabis), a slang name for high quality marijuana See also *Cronic, surname *Kronic (other) *Chronos, a personification of time in Greek mythology * Habit (psychology), routines of behavior that are repeated regularly {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronic Condition
A chronic condition (also known as chronic disease or chronic illness) is a health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time. The term ''chronic'' is often applied when the course of the disease lasts for more than three months. Common chronic diseases include diabetes, functional gastrointestinal disorder, eczema, arthritis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, autoimmune diseases, genetic disorders and some viral diseases such as hepatitis C and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. An illness which is lifelong because it ends in death is a terminal illness. It is possible and not unexpected for an illness to change in definition from terminal to chronic as medicine progresses. Diabetes and HIV for example were once terminal yet are now considered chronic, due to the availability of insulin for diabetics and daily drug treatment for individuals with HIV, which allow these individuals to live wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |