COMORBIDITY

Etymology

Noun

comorbidity (plural comorbidities)

(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.

(medicine, countable) A disease thus coexisting.

(medicine, uncountable) The effect of such additional disorders or diseases.

Synonyms

• comorbid condition

• co-morbid condition

Source: Wiktionary



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