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      • complication [kom″plĭ-ka´shun] 1. one or more disease (s) concurrent with another disease. 2. the occurrence of two or more diseases in the same patient. 3. an injury or disorder occurring in a patient with a pre-existing condition.
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  2. 1. one or more disease (s) concurrent with another disease. 2. the occurrence of two or more diseases in the same patient. 3. an injury or disorder occurring in a patient with a pre-existing condition. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc.

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  3. COMPLICATION definition: 1. something that makes a situation more difficult, or the act of doing this: 2. an extra medical…. Learn more.

  4. A complication in medicine, or medical complication, is an unfavorable result of a disease, health condition, or treatment. Complications may adversely affect the prognosis, or outcome, of a disease.

  5. complication. [kom″plĭ-ka´shun] 1. one or more disease (s) concurrent with another disease. 2. the occurrence of two or more diseases in the same patient. 3. an injury or disorder occurring in a patient with a pre-existing condition.

  6. The meaning of COMPLICATION is complexity, intricacy; especially : a situation or a detail of character complicating the main thread of a plot. How to use complication in a sentence.

  7. something that makes a situation more difficult: This complication had not been foreseen. medical A complication is a problem that develops from an existing illness, making treatment more difficult: He died from complications of diabetes.

  8. [countable, usually plural] (medical) a new problem or illness that makes treatment of a previous one more complicated or difficult. She developed complications after the surgery. Infertility is one of the complications of this type of radiotherapy.