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LONG-TERM
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I. (adjective)
Comparative and superlative
Comparative: longer term /longer-term
Superlative: longest term /longest-term
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or extending over a relatively long time
Example:
a long-term investment
Synonyms:
long-run; long-term; semipermanent
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Context examples:
Scar tissue forms because of injury or long-term disease.
(Cirrhosis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Having a long-term, or chronic, illness can disrupt your life in many ways.
(Coping with Chronic Illness, NIH)
Epidermal dendritic pigment cells which control long-term morphological color changes by alteration in their number or in the amount of pigment they produce and store in the pigment containing organelles called MELANOSOMES.
(Murine Melanocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Long-term treatment with nortriptyline produces a downregulation of adrenergic receptors due to the increased stimulation of these receptors.
(Nortriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a regulatory role in synaptic functions and in the long-term potentiation of brain synapses.
(NTRK2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A randomized, controlled trial that is designed to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of a drug for a given indication.
(phase IV trial, NCI Thesaurus)
Includes laboratory test alterations indicating injury, but without long-term risk.
(Moderate Adverse Event, NCI Thesaurus)
Methenamine is typically used long-term to treat chronic urinary tract infections and to prevent the recurrence of infections.
(Methenamine, NCI Thesaurus)
The cause is long-term exposure to too much cortisol, a hormone that your adrenal gland makes.
(Cushing's Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Developmental disabilities are severe, long-term problems.
(Developmental Disabilities, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
