Meanings
nounchronicization (uncountable)
- uncountableThe prolongation of a pain or other medical condition
It is associated with neuroinflammation-related events that participate in pain generation and chronicization.
2016 January 6, “Antagonism of the Prokineticin System Prevents and Reverses Allodynia and Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Diabetes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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chronicization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronicization
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“chronicization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronicization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronicization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronicization.
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