Definition:
Chronic refers to how long a disease has been present. Chronic means having been present for a long time. Often this is not a very precise term because but there is no set time that divides chronic from the other time-based descriptors for diseases and conditions -- acute and subacute.
The following are chronic skin problems because they can't be cured but can be managed:
Pronunciation: KRON-ik • (adjective)
