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Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual. Chronic disease, one which is inveterate, of long continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an acute disease, which speedly terminates.

Chronic. Partly on a chronical, and partly on a topical method. J. A. Alexander.

To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register. Shak.

A writer of a chronicle; a recorder of events in the order of time; an historian. Such an honest chronicler as Griffith. Shak.

See Acronyc.

Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.

Deviating from the proper order of time. -- An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly, adv.

Isochronal.

Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.

Happening at the same time; synchronous. Boyle. -- Syn*chron"ic*al*ly, adv.

inary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing; a chronic abscess.

Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.

A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to the presence of Actinomyces bovis. It causes local suppurating tumors, esp. about the jaw. Called also lumpy jaw or big jaw. -- Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic (#), a.

with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease. Acute angle (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle.

endemic in various parts of tropical Asia, due to a specific microörganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs. It is often fatal. Called also Cochin China ulcer, Persian ulcer, tropical ulcer, etc.

A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental sore, etc.

A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics.

Historical records; chronicles; history. The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke.

A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis.

uliar to India and the Malabar coast; -- considered by many to be the same as beriberi in chronic form.