comorbidity
Americannoun
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Medicine/Medical. the presence of two or more medical concerns in one person, which often causes additional complications or difficulties.
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Medicine/Medical. a medical condition which frequently co-occurs with another.
Example Sentences
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In another analysis involving 570 people with suspected serious illness, researchers created a fragmentation comorbidity index.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
The company said it’s starting a Phase III program on the oral drug elecoglipron after it said obese or overweight participants with at least one comorbidity met the primary endpoint in a Phase IIb trial.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
Ozempic has been approved only for type 2 diabetics, and Wegovy has been approved only for patients with a BMI above 30, or 27 if they have a weight-related comorbidity like high blood pressure.
From National Geographic • Aug. 1, 2023
And Sharon D Clarke, as Linda, is so paradoxically shattering in her stoicism that she turns what is usually portrayed as unshakable loyalty into a kind of heedless comorbidity.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022
If I confirmed my comorbidity, what would I tell people?
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2021
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