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chronic
adjective
lasting
for
a
very
long
time
or
happening
again
and
again
,
especially
about
an
illness
or
medical
problem
•
After
months
of
physical
therapy
,
Lena
finally
learned
how
to
manage
her
chronic
knee
pain
.
After
months
of
physical
therapy
,
Lena
finally
learned
how
to
manage
her
chronic
knee
pain
.
•
The
doctor
explained
that
asthma
is
a
chronic
condition
that
needs
regular
care
.
The
doctor
explained
that
asthma
is
a
chronic
condition
that
needs
regular
care
.
from
Greek
‘
khronikos
’
meaning
‘
of
time
’,
related
to
‘
khronos
’ (
time
);
entered
English
in
the
15th
century
to
describe
long-lasting
illnesses
adjective
describing
a
person
or
habit
that
is
annoying
or
bad
and
happens
all
the
time
•
Jake
is
a
chronic
latecomer
who
never
arrives
on
time
.
Jake
is
a
chronic
latecomer
who
never
arrives
on
time
.
•
My
sister
is
a
chronic
worrier
and
frets
about
even
the
smallest
things
.
My
sister
is
a
chronic
worrier
and
frets
about
even
the
smallest
things
.
noun
-
chronic
(
slang
)
very
strong
,
high-quality
marijuana
•
They
bought
some
chronic
for
the
music
festival
.
They
bought
some
chronic
for
the
music
festival
.
•
He
said
the
chronic
from
California
was
the
best
he
’
d
ever
tried
.
He
said
the
chronic
from
California
was
the
best
he
’
d
ever
tried
.
slang
sense
popularized
in
1990s
American
hip-hop
culture
,
referring
to
potent
strains
of
cannabis
;
possibly
from
‘
hydroponic
’
pronounced
‘
hydro-chronic
’
and
shortened
chronicle
noun
a
written
or
spoken
record
that
describes
events
in
the
order
they
happened
•
The
museum
displayed
a
medieval
chronicle
written
by
monks
.
The
museum
displayed
a
medieval
chronicle
written
by
monks
.
•
Her
memoir
serves
as
a
personal
chronicle
of
life
during
the
war
.
Her
memoir
serves
as
a
personal
chronicle
of
life
during
the
war
.
Middle
English
:
from
Anglo-French
cronicle
,
based
on
Latin
chronica
(
see
chronicles
),
from
Greek
khronika
‘
annals
,’
from
khronos
‘
time
’.
verb
-
chronicle
,
chronicling
,
chronicles
,
chronicled
to
record
events
in
the
order
they
happen
,
often
in
detail
and
over
a
long
period
•
The
photographer
travels
the
world
to
chronicle
endangered
cultures
.
The
photographer
travels
the
world
to
chronicle
endangered
cultures
.
•
Over
five
years
,
she
chronicled
her
son's
growth
in
a
series
of
photos
.
Over
five
years
,
she
chronicled
her
son's
growth
in
a
series
of
photos
.
Derived
from
the
noun
chronicle
;
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
late
16th
century
.
