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minus-squareWashedupcynic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·22 hours agoco·mor·bid·i·ty /ˌkōmôrˈbidədē/ nounMedicine the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. “age and comorbidity may be risk factors for poor outcome”
minus-squareKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 hours agoThat’s fair… I guess I associate comorbidity with (extremely) negative conditions, not just a couple of things that happen to exist in the same person at the same time.
co·mor·bid·i·ty
/ˌkōmôrˈbidədē/
nounMedicine
the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient. “age and comorbidity may be risk factors for poor outcome”
That’s fair… I guess I associate comorbidity with (extremely) negative conditions, not just a couple of things that happen to exist in the same person at the same time.