For Chronic Disease we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Canine, Fitness, Health Care and Sociology.

Chronic Disease (Canine)

A disease lasting indefinitely.

Chronic Disease (Fitness)

A disease or illness that is associated with lifestyle or environment factors as opposed to infectious diseases (hypo kinetic diseases are considered to be chronic diseases).

Chronic Disease (Health Care)

A disease which has one or more of the following characteristics: (1) is permanent, leaves residual disability; (2) is caused by nonreversible pathological alternation; (3) requires special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care.

Chronic Disease (Sociology)

Disease of long duration, often not detected in its early stages, and from which the patient will not recover (such as high blood pressure or diabetes).

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