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comorbidity

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co·mor·bid·i·ty (kmôr-bd-t)
n.
A concomitant but unrelated pathological or disease process.
comorbidity,
two or more coexisting medical conditions or disease processes that are additional to an initial diagnosis.
comorbidity (kōˈ·mōr·biˑ·d·tē),
n presence of additional conditions with the initially diagnosed illness.
comorbidity
The simultaneous presence of 2+ morbid conditions or diseases in the same Pt, which may complicate a Pt's hospital stay; in the US health care system, comorbidity carries considerable weight in determining the reasonable length of hospitalization under the DRG classification of diseases. See DRGs.


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