obstinate disease

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• obstinate — obstinately, adv. obstinateness, n. /ob steuh nit/, adj. 1. firmly or stubbornly adhering to one s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. 2. characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude;… …   Universalium

• obstinate — /ˈɒbstənət / (say obstuhnuht) adjective 1. firmly and often perversely adhering to one s purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. 2. inflexibly persisted in or carried out: obstinate resistance. 3. not easily… …  

• obstinate — ob•sti•nate [[t]ˈɒb stə nɪt[/t]] adj. 1) firmly or stubbornly adhering to a purpose, opinion, or course of action 2) not easily or readily treated, controlled, or overcome, as a disease • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L obstinātus, ptp. of… …   From formal English to slang

• chronic disease — A disease of long standing, deep rooted, obstinate, persistent, and unyielding to treatment. State Medical Board v McCrary, 95 Ark 511, 130 SW 544. A disease is not to be held chrotuc for the fact alone that it continued for a period of four… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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• Leprosy — • A chronic infectious disease caused by the bacillus leprœ, characterized by the formation of growths in the skin, mucous membranes, peripheral nerves, bones, and internal viscera, producing various deformities and mutilations of the human body …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• obstinacy — /ob steuh neuh see/, n., pl. obstinacies for 5. 1. the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness. 2. unyielding or stubborn adherence to one s purpose, opinion, etc. 3. stubborn persistence: The garrison fought on with incredible… …   Universalium

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• obstinacy — /ˈɒbstənəsi/ (say obstuhnuhsee) noun (plural obstinacies) 1. the quality or state of being obstinate. 2. obstinate adherence to purpose, opinion, etc. 3. stubborn persistence: the soldiers fought with incredible obstinacy. 4. unyielding nature,… …  

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