Complete Definition of "complication"

English

Etymology
From L. complicare.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

  1. The act or process of complicate|complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
  2. medicine A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

Translations
trans-top|act of complicating
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Swedish: komplikation c, förveckling c
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trans-top|a disease
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Swedish: svit c
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References
R:Webster 1913

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