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What is the definition or description of: chronic?
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Chronic: Persistent, longer than 3 months.
Answered 2/15/2013
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Ongoing: Refers to a ongoing, long lasting condition. In dentistry 'chronic' is often used to describe chronic periodontitis, a condition of slow jaw bone resorption.
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