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complication

[kom-pli-key-shuhn]

noun

a complicated or involved state or condition.

a complex combination of elements or things.

something that introduces, usually unexpectedly, some difficulty, problem, change, etc.: Because of the complications involved in traveling during the strike, we decided to postpone our trip.

Pathology. a concurrent disease, accident, or adverse reaction that aggravates the original disease.

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the act of forming a unified idea or impression from a number of sense data, memories, etc.

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Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin complicātīon- (stem of complicātiō), equivalent to complicāt(us) (see complicate) + -īon- -ion

Related forms

com·pli·ca·tive, adjective

pre·com·pli·ca·tion, noun

re·com·pli·ca·tion, noun

Synonyms
4. drawback, handicap, obstacle.

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Example Sentences

The cause was a pulmonary embolism as a complication of lung cancer, his family said.

It never fails that the start of school will coincide with some kind of aggravating complication in one's personal life.

Turkish public opinion adds another layer of complication.

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The cause was a pulmonary embolism as a complication of lung cancer, his family said.

It never fails that the start of school will coincide with some kind of aggravating complication in one's personal life.

Turkish public opinion adds another layer of complication.

The increase in the strength and frequency of hurricanes is a complication of the greenhouse effect.

Experimental treatment does not halt fatal complication of bone-marrow transplant.

He died of pneumonia as a complication of progressive supranuclear palsy, she said.

The cause was a complication from a bone marrow transplant for the marrow disorder myelodysplasia, the university said.

Another bureaucratic complication is the power struggle between the centre and the provinces.

One has to applaud the genius of a city that provides not only a complication but its resolution.

The long-term health effects and risks of complication are not well known.

Lotus says paddle shifters add dead weight and needless complication.

Nixon curtailed his public schedule after a complication arose from surgery he underwent last week to remove a large cancerous.

The inadequate accounts of non-profits have proved a big complication.

To innovate our way past peak oil is certainly going to be a challenge with or without the complication of global warming.

Dieckmann opted not to use regenerative braking because he didn't want the added complication.

For the past six weeks he had been suffering from a complication of diseases.

Language is often an added complication in going abroad.

China's search for clarity is coming up against a modern complication.

The doctors described the problem as a rare but not particularly risky complication from open-heart surgery.

Almost anything else strikes me as a needless complication of that process.

The study found no differences in survival or complication rates compared with those who did not receive prayers.

Another patient who came to the clinic was found bleeding from a complication during pregnancy.

They prefer the racier headlines about politicians mired in mud, not the complication over a justice system that breeds impunity.

It has led to a staggering rate of hemolytic uremic syndrome, a sometimes-fatal complication linked to kidney failure.

He had been ill for a long while of a complication of diseases.

Of course, the other complication of talking about the hipster generally is that the distinctions between mutations get lost.

Another complication was that we'd have had to replace our steam heating with forced air.

Atherosclerosis shows no symptoms until a complication occurs.

Further investigation could determine whether or not the complication was related to the surgery.

He had been troubled with a complication of diseases, of which dropsy was the main disorder, for three or four years.

He had been ill for a long time of a complication of diseases.

His death was not unexpected, as he had been suffering for several weeks with a complication of diseases.

The immediate cause of his death was exhaustion, brought on by long suffering from a complication of chronic disorders.

He was one of the first to test the drug cyclosporine for the treatment of that complication.

He had been suffering from a complication of illnesses.

Death was caused by infirmities and complication of diseases.

It is a social and emotional complication that invites the cliché twist and happy end.

Rectal bleeding due to ulcers in the colon is a common complication of ulcerative colitis.

The condition is a common complication of diabetes and can be a complication of some surgeries.

But at the same time, a serious and sometimes fatal complication has become more common.

Reclosure of the blood vessels from blood clotting, even long after surgery, is an important complication.

Not everyone who has syphilis will develop this complication.

The condition can develop as an early or late complication of a heart attack.

Stress on the intestinal tract is a common complication of heart failure, the doctors have said.

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World English Dictionary

complication (ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən)

—n
1.	a condition, event, etc, that is complex or confused
2.	the act or process of complicating
3.	a situation, event, or condition that complicates or frustrates: her coming was a serious complication
4.	a disease or disorder arising as a consequence of another disease

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Word Origin & History

complication

1611, from M.Fr. complication, from L. complicationem, from complicare "to fold together," from com- "together" + plicare "to fold, weave" (see ply (v.)). Meaning "something that complicates" first recorded 1903.

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Medical Dictionary

complication com·pli·ca·tion (kŏm'plĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A pathological process or event occurring during a disease that is not an essential part of the disease; it may result from the disease or from independent causes.

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