complication
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plɪˈkeɪ noun
1.
the act of complicating.
2.
a complicated or involved state or condition.
3.
a complex combination of elements or things.
4.
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.
5.
Pathology. a concurrent disease, accident, or adverse reaction that aggravates the original disease.
Origin:
1605–15; < Late Latin complicātīon- (stem of complicātiō), equivalent to complicāt(us) (see complicate) + -īon- -ion
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.
4. drawback, handicap, obstacle.
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| —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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Example sentences
Myxedema coma is a rare, life-threatening complication of untreated hypothyroidism.
The complication is that this standard of comparison is now itself in flux.
Now comes the latest complication: really bad cholesterol.
He gave no theory, of course, and he avoided the complication of referring to the sun.
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