chronicization

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English

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Etymology

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chronic +‎ -ization

Noun

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chronicization (uncountable)

  1. The prolongation of a pain or other medical condition
    • 2016 January 6, “Antagonism of the Prokineticin System Prevents and Reverses Allodynia and Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Diabetes”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      It is associated with neuroinflammation-related events that participate in pain generation and chronicization.
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