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CHRONICALLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a slowly developing and long lasting manner

Example:

chronically ill persons

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

acutely (having a rapid onset)

Pertainym:

chronic (being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a habitual and longstanding manner

Example:

smoking chronically

Synonyms:

chronically; inveterate

Classified under:

Adverbs

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 Context examples: 

C3 deficiency may also be acquired acutely post-infection or chronically from co-morbid autoimmune disorders.

(C3 Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Whilst high carbohydrate diets (common in Asian and less economically advantaged nations) tend to be high in refined carbohydrates such as white rice, may also contribute to a chronically high glycaemic load and worse metabolic outcomes.

(Moderate Carbohydrate Intake May be Best for Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A registered nurse prepared in a graduate level acute care nurse practitioner program to provide and manage health care of acutely ill, and critically or chronically ill adult patients in a wide range of settings.

(Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

But when the team checked the activity of the microglial cells across the four groups, they found that it had also ramped up in the chronically sleep-deprived group.

(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

In the sleep-deprived and chronically sleep-deprived mice, they noticed something different: the astrocytes had increased their activity to actually eating parts of the synapses like microglial cells eat waste - a process known as astrocytic phagocytosis.

(Lack of Sleep Makes Brain to Literally Eat Itself, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)