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chronic illnesses

chronic illnesses is the plural of chronic illness.

Meaning of chronic illness

Noun

chronic illness (countable and uncountable, plural chronic illnesses)

  1. An illness that is persistent, usually with long-term effects.
    • Moreover, within the nonailing families, the doctor's care index across the three plan- types is quite similar, while in the families with chronic illness it is substantially higher within the provider plans than in the other two types.1972, Milton Irwin Roemer, Health Insurance Effects, page 37

Questions about chronic illnesses

What is chronic illnesses the plural of?
Chronic illnesses is the plural of chronic illness.

Words near chronic illnesses in the dictionary

  1. chronic fatigue syndrome
  2. chronic fatigue syndromes
  3. chronic granulomatous disease
  4. chronic granulomatous diseases
  5. chronic illness
  6. chronic illnesses
  7. chronic Lyme
  8. chronic Lyme disease
  9. chronic myeloid leukemia
  10. chronic myeloid leukemias
  11. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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