co·mor·bid \(ˌ)kōˈmȯrbə̇d\adjective Etymology:co- + morbid : existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition < laparoscopic surgery for symptomatic gallstones is not usually advisable in patients with comorbid cardiopulmonary disease > • co·mor·bid·i·ty\-mȯrˈbidəd.ē, -ətē\noun