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comorbidity

Syllabification: (co·mor·bid·i·ty)
Pronunciation: /ˌkōmôrˈbiditē/
Definition of comorbidity

noun

  • the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient:the comorbidity of anxiety and depression in Parkinson’s disease

Derivatives

comorbid

adjective

comorbidity in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of comorbidity in the British & World English dictionary
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