First Known Use: 1981
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comorbid
adjective co·mor·bid \(ˌ)kō-ˈmȯr-bəd\
Definition of COMORBID
: existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition
— co·mor·bid·i·ty \-ˌmȯr-ˈbi-də-tē\ noun
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Origin of COMORBID
co- + morbid
Medical Dictionary
comorbid
adjective co·mor·bid \(ˌ)kō-ˈmȯr-bəd\
Medical Definition of COMORBID
: existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition <laparoscopic surgery for symptomatic gallstones may be contraindicated by comorbid cardiopulmonary disease>
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