comorbidity

IPA(Pronunciation)

uncountable countable

Japanese Meaning

主要な疾患に加えて存在する別の病気、すなわち併存症（併存疾患）を指す。 / 主たる疾患とともに同時発症する、別の病気や障害のこと。

The patient's recovery was complicated by comorbidity, requiring coordination between specialists.

患者の回復は併存疾患のため複雑になり、専門医同士の連携が必要だった。

Sense（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.

Sense（2）

(medicine, countable) A disease thus coexisting.

Coronary artery disease is often a comorbidity of diabetes mellitus.

Sense（3）

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

comorbidities

（ plural ）