chronic diseases
Long-term health conditions
Chronic diseases are long-lasting medical conditions that persist for months or years, often for a lifetime.
Unlike acute illnesses that come and go, chronic diseases—diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma—require ongoing management rather than cure.
She manages several chronic diseases with medication and diet.
The term distinguishes enduring conditions from temporary ones.
- heart failureInadequate blood pumping condition
- breast cancerMalignant growth in mammary glands
- kidney diseaseImpaired renal function
- HIV/AIDSImmune-destroying viral disease
- metabolic syndromeClustered cardiovascular risk factors
hypertension · obesity · autoimmune disease · Crohn's disease · osteoarthritis · Parkinson's disease · fibromyalgia · stroke · lung cancer · comorbidity · depression · asthma · Alzheimer's disease · anxiety disorders · colorectal cancer · lifelong · long-term care · disease management
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- health disparitieshealth disparities, healthcare disparities, ethnic disparities, health outcomes, healthcare equity
- Medical CodesICD-10, medical coding, DSM-5, DSM, encoder
chronic diseasesperfect health
Complete physical wellbeing
wellness · good health · vitality · robust health · clean bill of health