Chronic (medical) 4421272 224150533 2008-07-07T15:29:04Z Synthebot 3658625 robot Adding: [[ja:持病]] {{This|medical conditions|Chronic (disambiguation)}} {{Wiktionary|chronic}} In [[medicine]], a '''chronic disease''' is a [[disease]] that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term ''chronic'' describes the [[Course (medicine)|course]] of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic [[course (medicine)|course]] is distinguished from a [[Recurrence relation|recurrent]] course; recurrent diseases [[relapse]] repeatedly, with periods of [[Remission (medicine)|remission]] in between. As an adjective, ''chronic'' can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. ''Chronicity'' is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months. The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description: * [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]] * Chronic osteoarticular diseases: [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[osteoarthritis]] * Chronic respiratory diseases: [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]], [[asthma]] * [[Chronic renal failure]] * [[Diabetes mellitus]] * [[Chronic Hepatitis]] * Autoimmune diseases, like [[lupus erythematosus]] * [[Cardiovascular diseases]]: [[heart failure]], [[ischemic cardiopathy]], [[cerebrovascular disease]] * [[Neoplasic diseases]] not amenable to be cured * [[Osteoporosis]] Many chronic diseases require [[chronic care management]] for effective long-term treatment. == See also == * [[Acute (medicine)]] * [[Homeopathic_materia_medica#Miasms_and_disease|Homeopathic theory of chronic diseases]] * [[Chronic pain]] * [[Course (medicine)]] * [[Disease management (health)]] [[Category:Medical terms]] [[af:Chroniese siekte]] [[de:Krankheitsverlauf]] [[es:Enfermedad crónica]] [[eu:Kroniko]] [[fr:Chronique (médecine)]] [[ia:Infirmitate]] [[pam:Chronic disease]] [[nl:Chronische ziekte]] [[ja:持病]] [[no:Kronisk sykdom]] [[pt:Doença crônica]] [[sv:Kronisk sjukdom]]