Definitions for: Complication


[n] the act or process of complicating
[n] puzzling complexity
[n] a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
[n] a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication"
[n] any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"



Webster (1913) Definition: Com`pli*ca"tion, n. [L. compliasion: cf. F.
complication.]
1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being
complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts;
entanglement; complexity.

A complication of diseases. --Macaulay.

Through and beyond these dark complications of the
present, the New England founders looked to the
great necessities of future times. --Palfrey.

2. (Med.) A disease or diseases, or adventitious
circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying
a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

Synonyms: complicatedness, knottiness, ramification

See Also: complexity, complexness, development, disease, hindrance, interference, situation, state of affairs

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