chronicity

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Recent Examples of chronicity My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability. Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicity
Noun
  • The Looming Healthcare Workforce Crisis The growing prevalence of chronic illness, the leading cause of death in the U.S., coupled with a shortage of healthcare workers, is straining the healthcare system.
    Waqaas Al-siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Black and Hispanic people, who have higher rates of chronic diseases and are more likely to be uninsured, are also known to experience a higher prevalence of glaucoma, a disease that damages the optic nerve and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And while climate change is increasing their frequency and severity, Pyne argues that a society dependent on fossil fuels plays a significant role as well.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Reduce irrigation frequency or turn off systems if rainfall is adequate.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But with Moscow's drone and missile barrages into Ukraine growing in scale and regularity, Belarusian opposition groups say the danger to their country is increasing.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The data gleaned from those devices was then used to create a sleep regularity index from (SRI) from 0-100 based on variability in bedtime, wake times, sleep duration, and how many times someone awoke during the night.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In the 1940s scientists realized this cosmic constancy could be used to measure time without the chaotic noise associated with other physical clocks.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Our second table has a higher hurdle for constancy of growth: All these land in the top decile of the universe in predictability of the earnings progression.
    William Baldwin, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The rise in cancer incidence among younger ages also could have major implications for the future of cancer care, as some types of cancer in younger people may need more aggressive therapies, Iyengar said.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Then, either slow-release fertilizers or organics gradually provide nutrients to soils, significantly preventing incidences of leaching, where nutrients are drained through the soil profile.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Chronicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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