chronic condition
Long-term health issue
A chronic condition is a health problem that persists over a long period, typically three months or more, and usually cannot be cured completely.
Diabetes, asthma, and arthritis are chronic conditions—they can be managed but not eliminated.
The phrase distinguishes lasting ailments from acute conditions, which appear suddenly and resolve relatively quickly: She's learned to live with her chronic condition.
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- painBodily or emotional distress
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
medication · cancer · diabetes · autoimmune disease · fibromyalgia · fatigue · energy levels · financial strain · medical bills · spoons · daily life · stigma · remission · invisible · accommodations · good days · bad days · comorbidity
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
- Psychiatrydiagnosis, symptoms, treatment, medication, psychiatrist
- medical outcomessurvival rate, cure rate, mortality, death rate, remission
chronic conditionacute disease
Short-term severe illness
acute infection · medical emergency · acute injury · flare-up
chronic conditiongood health
Absence of illness
wellness · full health · clean bill of health · robust health · perfect health