chronic pain
nounUK /ˈkrɒn.ɪk peɪn/
US /ˈkrɑː.nɪk peɪn/
Pain that stays with a person for a long time, even after the hurt should have healed.
Her chronic pain makes it hard for her to sit for a long time.
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2. Pain that lasts for weeks, months, or years and needs special care from doctors.
Doctors treat chronic pain with medicine and gentle exercise.
3. A lasting hurt that keeps coming back and does not go away quickly.
He has chronic pain in his back after his old injury.
4. A long-lasting feeling of hurt that can make daily life harder.
People with chronic pain sometimes need extra rest.