Definition of chronic Chronic

/kɹɑˈnɪk/ - [kranik] - chron•ic

We found 18 definitions of chronic from 6 different sources.

What does chronic mean?

Adjective chronic, chroniccer, chroniccest
chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
		acute having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
		medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
chronic - habitual; "a chronic smoker"
		inveterate
chronic - of long duration; "chronic money problems"
		continuing

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chronic (Noun)
A chronic one.
chronic (Noun)
Marijuana, typically of high quality.
chronic (Noun)
A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
chronic (Adjective)
Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
chronic (Adjective)
Prolonged or slow to heal.
chronic (Adjective)
Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
chronic (Adjective)
Inveterate or habitual.
chronic (Adjective)
Very bad, awful.
chronic (Adjective)
Extremely serious.
chronic (Adjective)
Good, great, as in "wicked".

chronic
-al, kron′ik, -al, adj. lasting a long time: of a disease, deep seated or long continued, as opposed to acute.—n. Chron′ic, chronic invalid. [Gr. chronikos—chronos, time.]