COMPLICATION

complication

(noun) the act or process of complicating

complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness

(noun) puzzling complexity

complication, ramification

(noun) a development that complicates a situation; “the court’s decision had many unforeseen ramifications”

complication

(noun) a situation or condition that is complex or confused; “her coming was a serious complication”

complication

(noun) any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; “bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

complication (countable and uncountable, plural complications)

The act or process of complicating.

The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.

A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper.

(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

(horology) A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.

Anagrams

• accomplition

Source: Wiktionary


Com`pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. compliasion: cf. F. complication.]

1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entaglement; complexity. A complication of diseases. Macaulay. Through and beyond these dark complications of the present, the New England founders looked to the great necessities of future times. Palfrey.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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