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How to pronounce “chronic”
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Pronunciation guide for chronic
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of chronic with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Soon We'll Cure Diseases With a Cell, Not a Pill
in chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension and heart disease.
- Definition summary
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce chronic
Soon We'll Cure Diseases With a Cell, Not a Pill
in chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension and heart disease.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “chronic”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- (medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.
- Of a person, suffering from an affliction that is prolonged or slow to heal.
- Inveterate or habitual.
- (slang) Very bad, awful.
- (informal) Extremely serious.
- (slang) Good, great; "wicked".
- [Noun]
- (slang) Marijuana, typically of high quality.
- (medicine) 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.
- A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
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