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comorbidity
co·mor·bid C5542700 (kō-môr′bĭd)adj. Coexisting or concomitant with an unrelated pathological or disease process: patients with comorbid diabetes and depression. co′mor·bid′i·ty n.comorbidity (ˌkəʊmɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ) n (Pathology) the occurrence of more than one illness or condition at the same time Translationscomorbidity
comorbidity [ko″mor-bid´ĭ-te] 1. a comorbid disease or condition.2. the state of being comorbid.3. the extent to which two pathological conditions occur together in a given population.co·mor·bid·i·ty (kō'mōr-bid'i-tē), A concomitant but unrelated pathologic or disease process; usually used in epidemiology to indicate the coexistence of two or more disease processes. [co- + L. morbidus, diseased] comorbidity The simultaneous presence of 2+ morbid conditions or diseases in the same Pt, which may complicate a Pt's hospital stay; in the US health care system, comorbidity carries considerable weight in determining the reasonable length of hospitalization under the DRG classification of diseases. See DRGs. co·mor·bid·i·ty (kō-mōr-bid'i-tē) 1. A concomitant but unrelated pathologic or disease process. 2. epidemiology Coexistence of two or more disease processes. [co- + L. morbidus, diseased] |