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comorbid

[ koh-mawr-bid ]

adjective

  1. (of medical conditions) present simultaneously in a patient:

    comorbid insomnia and anxiety;

    depression comorbid with phobias;

    diabetics with comorbid hypertension.



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Other Words From

  • comor·bidi·ty noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of comorbid1

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

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