chronic condition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchronicandcondition
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chronic
adjective
uk/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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condition
noun
uk/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofchronicandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This may be part of achronicconditionor it may be acute.
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Only one parent described calling out of hours for a child with achroniccondition.
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That is thechroniccondition.
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Althoughchronicconditionstatus was a weak predictor, actually such users presented the poorer overall cognitive results.
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Furthermore, if thechronicconditionor disability does not unduly affect day-to-day living then it can be ignored.
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It is a matter of treating achronicconditionthat threatens health-not about making cosmetic changes.
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In view of this finding, preventing achronicconditionin the early stages may be an efficient cost-reducing tool.
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This population-based approach considers the needs of all those suffering from a particularchronicconditionrather than those choosing to present for care.
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Obesity is a serious,chronicconditionassociated with increased mortality (25) and increased morbidity, such as diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease (22;24;31).
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The other illness items (home-based treatment, regular medical care forchroniccondition, number of physician-diagnosed conditions) had no significant effects.
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What accounts for the lower rate is the presence of other health conditions, like hepatocellular carcinoma, that need not accompany thechroniccondition.
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This was even poorer, again for older, less literate, economically inactive pharmacy users and those who had achroniccondition, supposedly under some type of continuous drug therapy.
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Conversely, someone with a more recent and milder onset of achronicconditionmay not have developed such coping strategies, and consequently may feel more mentally burdened.
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However, more interesting were the results for the patients with achroniccondition, who supposedly are in regular contact with the pharmacy staff for prescribed medicines.
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Incontinence may be achronicconditionor develop rapidly, causing acute crisis.
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The 12 months' certificate will suit especially people with a long-termchroniccondition.
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It can be achronicconditionor it can be a one-off.
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Thechronicconditionmust last or be likely to last for 26 weeks.
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Four episodes of treatment mean that you have achronicconditionby definition.
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However, it can often be achroniccondition.
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In other words, the criminal justice system has sought to turn achronicconditioninto a series of acute ones.
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Indeed, it is the only treatablechronicconditionin the western world that is increasing in frequency and severity.
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She is in such a stage of the disease that treatment cannot do more than alleviate thechroniccondition.
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When specialist care or treatment is required for an acute orchronicconditionreferral is arranged in the usual way.
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