Chronic: long lasting, occuring again and again for a long time (adjective)
This is the meaning of the word chronic according to Merriam Webster dictionary. I saw this word when I was reading “The Turbid Ebb and Flow” on September 5th, 2018. The sentence was on page 88 on the pdf I was reading. The sentence said “Pregnancy was a chronic condition among the women of this class” I understood what this word meant based on what was said in the prior paragraph “Little girls were accustomed to dressing and undressing in front of men, and were often violated before reaching the age of puberty” This is showing that they became pregnant and couldn’t control their circumstances and why pregnancy kept on happening. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjSwtjMs6_dAhXQ31QKHfMsCOgQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.combat-aging.com%2Fchronic-disease.html&psig=AOvVaw2ZGafpCWaPdF32zevHfx1z&ust=1536633334783875
