Medical Dictionary
aggravate
vt ag·gra·vate \ˈag-rə-ˌvāt\
ag·gra·vat·edag·gra·vat·ing
Medical Definition of AGGRAVATE
1
: to make worse, more serious, or more severe <movement may aggravate the pain>
2
: to produce inflammation in : irritate <surgery aggravateed the nerve>
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