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Meaning of comorbidity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌkəʊmɔː(ɹ)ˈbɪdɪti/

Definitions

  1. The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.
    uncountable
  2. A disease thus coexisting.
    countable
  3. The effect of such additional disorders or diseases.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Extensive comorbidity is the hallmark of immunodeficiencies.”
“The reported comorbidity between categorical personality disorders and OCD ranges between 33 and 87 percent (Bejerot et al, 1998).”
“Coronary artery disease is often a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus.”
“Yet in private conversations, members of his staff were also candid that the president has comorbidities that could make him more susceptible to a severe bout of the virus.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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