COMPLICATION

Complication

Complication, in medicine, is an unfavorable evolution of a disease, a health condition or a therapy. The disease can become worse in its severity or show a higher number of signs, symptoms or new pathological changes, become widespread throughout the body or affect other organ systems. A new disease may also appear as a complication to a previous existing disease. A medical treatment, such as drugs or surgery may produce adverse effects and/or produce new health problem by itself. Therefore, a complication may be iatrogenic, i.e., literally brought forth by the physician.

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complication

Noun

  1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
  2. A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper; someone you need to placate.
  3. A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
  4. A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.


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