comorbidity

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Noun

comorbidity (plural comorbidities)

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

   Extensive comorbidity is the hallmark of immunodeficiencies.

2. (medicine) (countable) A disease thus coexisting.

   Coronary artery disease is often a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus.

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

Synonyms

• comorbid condition
• co-morbid condition

Related terms

• comorbid
• morbidity
• morbid

Translations

• French: comorbidité
• German: Komorbidität, Begleiterkrankung
• Russian: коморбидность
• Spanish: comorbilidad

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