chronics
Long-term illness patients
Chronics are people with chronic conditions—typically those requiring long-term care or treatment.
The term appears in medical and social service contexts to describe patients with persistent illnesses rather than acute episodes: The clinic serves chronics who need ongoing medication management.
The word can sound dismissive or dehumanizing, reducing people to their conditions.
Sudden intensifications of trouble
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- fibromyalgiaChronic widespread musculoskeletal pain condition
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
disability · spoonies · invisible illness · remission · diagnosis · specialists · medication · inflammation
Habitual visitors
- repeat offendersHabitual criminals who relapse
- frequentersHabitual visitors somewhere
- addictsPeople with compulsions
- dependentsPeople financially supported
habituated · recidivists · entrenched · ingrained · perpetual · hardcore · devoted · diehard
flare-ups
Sudden intensifications of trouble
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- fibromyalgiaChronic widespread musculoskeletal pain condition
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
pain management · disability · spoonies · invisible illness · remission · diagnosis · specialists · medication · inflammation · degenerative
regulars
Habitual visitors
- repeat offendersHabitual criminals who relapse
- frequentersHabitual visitors somewhere
- addictsPeople with compulsions
dependents · habituated · recidivists · entrenched · ingrained · perpetual · hardcore · devoted · diehard · steadfast
marijuana
Psychoactive hemp plant
- weedUninvited plant
- high-gradeOf superior quality
- potentHaving great effect
THC · dispensary · strains · indica · sativa · smoking · buds · dank · stash · cultivation
- chronic painEnduring physical suffering
- chronic illnessLasting health impairment
- chronic conditionPersistent medical state
- chronic fatigueLasting state of tiredness
- chronic diseasePersistent medical condition
- chronic anxietyProlonged state of unease
chronic, synchronize, anachronism, chronically, synchronicity, synchronizing, synchronism, unsynchronized, synchronizer