Medical Dictionary
2complex
noun com·plex \ˈkäm-ˌpleks\
Medical Definition of COMPLEX
1
: a group of repressed memories, desires, and ideas that exert a dominant influence on the personality and behavior <a guilt complex>—see castration complex, electra complex, inferiority complex, oedipus complex, persecution complex, superiority complex
2
: a group of chromosomes arranged or behaving in a particular way—see gene complex
3
: a chemical association of two or more species (as ions or molecules) joined usually by weak electrostatic bonds rather than by covalent bonds
4
: the sum of the factors (as symptoms and lesions) characterizing a disease <primary tuberculous complex>
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