comorbidity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkoʊmoɹˈbɪdɪti/ (Canada, General-American)
- audio Wisconsin
- /ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˌkoʊmoɹˈbɪɾɪɾi] (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From co- + morbidity or comorbid + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.
The reported comorbidity between categorical personality disorders and OCD ranges between 33 and 87 percent (Bejerot et al, 1998).
2006, Ruth Gross-Isseroff, Abraham Weizman, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Comorbidity:Extensive comorbidity is the hallmark of immunodeficiencies.
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(countable) A disease thus coexisting.
Coronary artery disease is often a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus.
Yet in private conversations, members of his staff were also candid that the president has comorbidities that could make him more susceptible to a severe bout of the virus.
2020 October 2, “Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch”, in New York Times:
- (uncountable) The effect of such additional disorders or diseases.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| co-morbidity | alternative | lexicographic | |
| comorbidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
morbidity · sequela · morbid · comorbid · cooccurrence · multimorbidity · complication
Synonyms
comorbid condition · co-morbid condition
Translations (31)
de Komorbidität (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · el συννοσηρότητα (disease thus coexisting) · pl współchorobowość (disease thus coexisting) · pl współchorobowość (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · id komorbiditas (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · vi bệnh đồng diễn (disease thus coexisting) · nn komorbiditet (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · el συννοσηρότητα (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · hu komorbiditás (disease thus coexisting) · ro comorbiditate (disease thus coexisting) · vi bệnh cùng mắc (disease thus coexisting) · fi komorbiditeetti (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · fi oheissairastavuus (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · nl comorbiditeit (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · de Begleiterkrankung (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · fi oheissairaus (disease thus coexisting) · ru коморбидность (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · vi bệnh mắc kèm (disease thus coexisting) · hu komorbiditás (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · fi rinnakkaissairaus (disease thus coexisting) · fa همایندی مرضی (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · fr comorbidité (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · es comorbilidad (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · id komorbiditas (disease thus coexisting) · vi bệnh đồng mắc (disease thus coexisting) · cs komorbidita (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · uk коморбідність (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · nb komorbiditet (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · ro comorbiditate (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · fi rinnakkaissairastavuus (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one) · pt comorbidade (presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary one)