The phrase
"to become chronic" means to develop into a long-lasting or persistent condition.
Full definition
But inflammation can
become a chronic condition if your body fails to shut off this reaction, or activates it when there is no apparent trigger.
Some patients are able to fight off the infection naturally, but for 70 to 85 percent of people, the
infection becomes chronic.
This is a good thing, provided the fasting doesn't lapse into starvation, the diets do
n't become chronic deprivation diets, and you allow sufficient recovery from the exercise.
A baby who gets infected with the virus may experience a mild condition with no symptoms, but most babies
become chronic carriers of the virus and pass them to others.
They can
become chronic in nature leading to debilitating conditions and unnecessary suffering.
However, too much stress too
often becomes chronic stress, and takes its toll on our physical, mental and emotional well - being.
They were never meant to be chronic or long - lasting, and when the
stressors become chronic, this insulin resistance leads to deposition of fat in our abdomen.
Sensing pain is extremely unpleasant and sometimes hard to bear — and pain can
even become chronic.
But sometimes those
challenges become chronic, reaching a crucial point that feels like it may be too much for your relationship to bear.
If this
posture becomes chronic, structural changes can occur and lead to reduced range of motion and difficulty breathing.
For most people diagnosed with obesity there doesn't seem to be a free pass: you will likely suffer with other health conditions if
obesity becomes a chronic, lifelong condition.
Some acute
states become chronic and may require long - term management, and for some pets, this can mean for the rest of their life.
This breathing
difficulty becomes a chronic problem as they're forced to struggle for breath, and in some cases can even be life threatening.
It appears that the 1998 accident left him unable to work, caused him intermittent pain that
ultimately became chronic and limited his activities.
The more ominous news within recent adolescent treatment outcome studies is documentation of the presence of many youth for whom substance use has
already become a chronic condition and way of life.
And there are growing concerns that these costly floods will
become a chronic problem even if climate change leads to sustained drought in the region.
When she broke her ankle eight years ago, it never completely healed, and the
pain became chronic.
Sometimes trying something new and shifting your thinking can be all that's needed to break a negative sleep pattern if it has
n't become chronic.