comorbidity

noun

Patients with comorbidity are at a higher risk of complications.

意味（1）

(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.

Extensive comorbidity is the hallmark of immunodeficiencies.

意味（2）

(medicine, countable) A disease thus coexisting.

Coronary artery disease is often a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus.

意味（3）

(medicine, uncountable) The effect of such additional disorders or diseases.