comorbidity
comorbidity · comorbidities
коморбідність
коморбидность
Komorbidität, Begleiterkrankung
The presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disease or disorderThe presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.
UK/ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪti/US/ˌkoʊmoɹˈbɪdɪti/
Meaning
3 senses(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.
Komorbidität, Begleiterkrankung
коморбидностьkomorbidnostʹ
коморбідністьkomorbidnistʹ
(countable)A disease thus coexisting.
Coronary artery disease is often a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus.
(uncountable)The effect of such additional disorders or diseases.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
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presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one:
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By meaning 1
presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one:
Origin
From co- + morbidity or comorbid + -ity.From co- + morbidity or comorbid + -ity.
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Forms
plural: comorbiditiesSynonyms
2 synonymscomorbid conditionco-morbid condition
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable