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Preferred term

Chronic Pain  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain. A form of chronic pain that tends to be non-localized and wide-reaching.

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Entry terms

  • Pain, Chronic

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D867TVP9-4

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