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61Chronic endothelial injury hypothesis — The chronic endothelial injury hypothesis is one of two major mechanisms postulated to explain the underlying cause of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD), the other being the lipid hypothesis. Although an ongoing debate involving… …
62chronic — adjective Etymology: French chronique, from Greek chronikos of time, from chronos Date: 1601 1. a. marked by long duration or frequent recurrence ; not acute < chronic indigestion > < chronic experiments > …
63chronic — adjective (usually before noun) 1 a chronic disease or illness is one that cannot be cured: He s been suffering from chronic arthritis for years now. 2 a problem or difficulty that you cannot get rid of or that keeps coming back: a chronic… …
64chronic granulomatous disease — ▪ pathology a group of rare inherited diseases characterized by the inability of certain white blood cells called phagocytes to destroy invading microorganisms. Individuals born with this defect are vulnerable to many bacterial and… …
65chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — COPD; = chronic obstructive airways disease a disease of adults, especially those over the age of 45 with a history of smoking or inhalation of airborne pollution, characterized by airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible. The disease has …
66Chronic insomnia — Insomnia that occurs most nights and lasts a month or more. The treatment of chronic insomnia consists of: {{}}First, diagnosing and treating underlying medical or psychological problems. Identifying behaviors that may worsen insomnia and… …
67chronic granulocytic leukemia — A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow. Also called chronic myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, and CML …
68chronic myelogenous leukemia — CML. A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow. Also called CML, chronic granulocytic leukemia, and chronic myeloid leukemia …
69chronic myeloid leukemia — CML. A slowly progressing disease in which too many white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are made in the bone marrow. Also called chronic myelogenous leukemia, CML, and chronic granulocytic leukemia …
70chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — noun A group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. May be caused by reactive airways, chronic infection, congenital defects, or, most commonly, cigarette smoking. Generally …
