noun
chronic intoxication; chronic poisoning; chronic addiction
Medical term for long-term poisoning or addiction, often from substances like alcohol, drugs, or heavy metals.
アルコールの慢性中毒は肝臓に深刻なダメージを与える。
Chronic alcohol intoxication causes serious damage to the liver.
鉛の慢性中毒は神経系に影響を及ぼす。
Chronic lead poisoning affects the nervous system.
急性中毒 is acute poisoning, which occurs suddenly and severely, while 慢性中毒 is chronic, developing over a long period.
Compound of 慢性 (chronic) and 中毒 (poisoning/addiction). The term is a direct medical compound with no irregular etymology.