przewlekym

Przewlekym is the instrumental and locative singular form of the Polish adjective przewlekły, which means chronic or long-lasting. The base adjective is used to describe phenomena that persist for a long time or recur, especially in medical contexts but also in everyday language.

In medical usage, przewlekły denotes diseases, conditions, or symptoms that persist beyond the usual duration, in contrast to acute conditions (ostry). Examples include przewlekła choroba (chronic disease), przewlekły ból (chronic pain), and przewlekłe zapalenie (chronic inflammation). The concept of chronicity is defined variably across fields and conditions; many clinicians consider a condition to be chronic if it lasts months or longer and tends to require long-term management rather than short-term treatment.

Grammatically, przewlekym is the masculine or neuter instrumental or locative singular form of przewlekły. Other forms include przewlekła (feminine) and przewlekłe (neuter/plural). The related noun przewlekłość denotes chronicity—the quality or state of being chronic.

In everyday Polish, przewlekły is used beyond medicine to describe long-standing or recurrent issues, such as przewlekłe problemy or przewlekły stres. The term is common in clinical documentation, health communication, and general discourse when distinguishing long-lasting conditions from brief, acute episodes.