inveteracy of a disease
1Inveteracy — In*vet er*a*cy, n. [From {Inveterate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or deep rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; usually in a bad sense; …
2senility — Synonyms and related words: aboriginality, abulia, advanced age, advanced years, age, age of retirement, an incurable disease, ancien regime, ancientness, anility, antiquity, arteriosclerotic psychosis, atavism, caducity, certifiability,… …
3inveterate — [ɪn vɛt(ə)rət] adjective having a long standing and firmly established habit or activity: he was an inveterate gambler. ↘(of a feeling or habit) firmly established. Derivatives inveteracy noun inveterately adverb Origin ME (referring to disease,… …
