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com⋅pli⋅ca⋅tion
[kom-pli-key-shuh
n] 
–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. |
| 6. | the act of forming a unified idea or impression from a number of sense data, memories, etc. |
Origin:
1605–15; < LL complicātīon- (s. of complicātiō), equiv. to complicāt(us) (see complicate ) + -īon- -ion
1605–15; < LL complicātīon- (s. of complicātiō), equiv. to complicāt(us) (see complicate ) + -īon- -ion
Related forms:
com⋅pli⋅ca⋅tive, adjective
Synonyms:
4. drawback, handicap, obstacle.
4. drawback, handicap, obstacle.
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Complication
Com`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. compliasion: cf. F. complication.]1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity. A complication of diseases. --Macaulay. Through and beyond these dark complications of the present, the New England founders looked to the great necessities of future times. --Palfrey. 2. (Med.) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
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Language Translation for : complication
Spanish:
complicación,
German:
die Erschwerung,
Japanese:
複雑
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. Complicated "difficult to unravel" is from 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: com·pli·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "käm-pl&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a secondary disease or condition thatdevelops in the course of a primary disease or condition and arises either as a result of it or from independent causes
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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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