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In medicine, a chronic disease is a disease that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic course is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between. As an adjective, chronic can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. Chronicity is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.

The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description:

Chronic osteoarticular diseases: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis
Chronic respiratory diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Chronic renal failure
Diabetes mellitus
Chronic Hepatitis
Autoimmune diseases, like lupus erythematosus
Cardiovascular diseases: heart failure, ischemic cardiopathy, cerebrovascular disease
Neoplasic diseases not amenable to be cured
Osteoporosis

Many chronic diseases require chronic care management for effective long-term treatment.

In clinical psychology there are conditions that we are involved in treating that may be regarded as chronic - for example:

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 In [[medicine]], a '''chronic disease''' is a [[disease]] that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term ''chronic'' describes the [[Course (medicine)|course]] of the disease, or its rate of onset and development.  A chronic [[course (medicine)|course]] is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases [[relapse]] repeatedly, with periods of [[remission]] in between.  As an adjective, ''chronic'' can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. ''Chronicity'' is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.
-The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term will often appear in the description.
+The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description:
+* Chronic osteoarticular diseases: [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[osteoarthritis]]
-In [[clinical psychology]] there are conditions that we are involved in treating that may be regarded as chronic - for example [[Chronic psychosis]].
+* Chronic respiratory diseases: [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]], [[asthma]]
+* [[Chronic renal failure]]
+* [[Diabetes mellitus]]
+* [[Chronic Hepatitis]]
+* Autoimmune diseases, like [[lupus erythematosus]]
+* [[Cardiovascular diseases]]: [[heart failure]], [[ischemic cardiopathy]], [[cerebrovascular disease]]
+* [[Neoplasic diseases]] not amenable to be cured
+* [[Osteoporosis]]
+Many chronic diseases require [[chronic care management]] for effective long-term treatment.
-== See also ==
+In [[clinical psychology]] there are conditions that we are involved in treating that may be regarded as chronic - for example:
-* [[Acute (medical)]]
 * [[Chronic alchoholic intoxication]]
+* [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
 * [[Chronic mental illness]]
 * [[Chronic pain]]
+* [[Chronic psychosis]].
+== See also ==
+* [[Acute (medical)]]
 * [[Chronicity (disorders)]]
 * [[Course (medicine)]]
 * [[Disease management (health)]]
+* [[Disorders]]
 * [[Expert patient]]
+* [[Mental disorders]]
+* [[Physical disorders]]
+* [[Severity (disorders)]]
-[[Category:Medical terms]]
+[[Category:Chronic illness]]
 [[Category:Physical health psychology]]