comorbidity

co·mor·bid

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Definitions of comorbidity word

noun comorbidity the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time 3
adjective comorbidity (of medical conditions) present simultaneously in a patient: comorbid insomnia and anxiety; depression comorbid with phobias; diabetics with comorbid hypertension. 1
noun comorbidity The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient. 1
noun comorbidity (medicine) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder. 0
noun comorbidity (medicine) The effect of such additional disorders or diseases. 0

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

1980-85; co- + morbid (in the sense “associated with or characteristic of a disease”)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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