intercurrent

American  

[in-ter-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-] / ˌɪn tərˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /

adjective

1. intervening, as of time or events.

2. Pathology. (of a disease) occurring while another disease is in progress.

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intercurrent British  

/ ˌɪntəˈkʌrənt /

adjective

1. occurring during or in between; intervening

2. pathol (of a disease) occurring during the course of another disease

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Other Word Forms

• intercurrence noun
• intercurrently adverb

Etymology

Origin of intercurrent

1605–15; < Latin intercurrent- (stem of intercurrēns ) present participle of intercurrere to run between. See inter-, current

Example Sentences

Both girls were suffering from infections before they died, and the scientists suggested that: "A fatal arrhythmic event may have been triggered by their intercurrent infections."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2021

In those rare instances of generalized disease the patient has usually died from an intercurrent tuberculosis.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

Prognosis.—The tenure of life is uncertain as the patient offers little resistance to intercurrent affections such as influenza and pneumonia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

On analysis he found that 12 of these came out of the intercurrent disease in a worse condition, 11 were unaffected, and 1 only seemed a little better.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Although outbreaks of anxiety may be intercurrent, the dominant picture is of stupor.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)