### chronic disorder:

Erosive esophagitis
* can be a precursor to more serious esophageal diseases.
* chronic disorder.
* is often a stubborn problem to treat.

### chronic problem:

Acid reflux
* can also cause ulcers in the inner lining of the esophagus
  - cause irritation in the throat
  - induce a nerve reflex, the end result of which is bronchospasm
  - irritate and inflame the esophagus, a condition known as esophagitis
* causes intermittent dysfunction of the contractions of esophagus.
* chronic problem.
* digestive condition that occurs when stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus.
* is more common when one is lying down.
* major symtpom.
* occurs when the normal one-way valve weakens and opens both ways.

### chronic recurring disease:

Chemical dependency
* Disease of Denial.
* causes the related problems that occur in the user's or drinker's life.
* chronic recurring disease.
* chronic, progressive, and potentially life threatening disease.
* halts emotional development.
* is America's number one health problem.
* is an illness that affects all ages, including teens
  - occurs without regard to age, sex, race or neighborhood
  - illness, that, if left untreated is primary, progressive, and fatal
  - often missed diagnosis in our aged population
  - as process
  - felt to be a frequent result of domestic violence
* is one form of addiction
  - possible consequence of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
  - still a misunderstood, under-diagnosed, stigmatized disease
  - the universal solvent
* primary disease process requiring exposure to alcohol or drugs.
* primary, chronic, progressive and fatal disease.
* touches both men and women.
* treatable medical illness from which, with support, patients can recover.

### chronic, relapsing disease:

Drug dependence
* can develop through either psychological or physical processes
  - occur with long-term use
* chronic, relapsing disease.
* general term which is applicable to all types of drug abuse.
* has an effect on a person s family, work and social networks
  - both psychological and physical characteristics
* is addiction
  - also highest among adults, both men and women, living with one parent
  - defined by the presence of withdrawal signs upon discontinuation of the drug
  - divided into two components, physical dependence and psychological dependence
  - one such addiction, of which the most familiar is chronic tobacco use
  - synonymous with addiction
* occurs if withdrawal symptoms develop when a narcotic is suddenly stopped
  - in newborns when mothers take narcotics regularly prior to delivery
* phenomenon that is spreading.
* produces long-term alterations in brain function
  - significant and lasting changes in brain chemistry and function
* requires that the drug produce psychoactive effects.

### chronology:

Timeline
* are an effective way to understand the chronology of historical events
  - books
  - graphs
  - timetables or chronologies of key events in a period of history
  - visual representations of events
* is chronology
* represent activities and related control points as they occur in real-time
  - information that proceeds in temporal order
* show when events occurred over a specified period of time.

### church music:

Processional
* are an ancient practice, both religious and secular.
* is church music