Definitions
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- adjective Coexisting or concomitant with an unrelated pathological or disease process.
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- adjective medicine, of a disease or symptom That
occurs at the same time as another
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Examples
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The rates were 6 percent for those with so-called "comorbid disorders" for example, mental illness and/or substance abuse issues who did not receive smoking cessation counseling from their family doctor, 10.5 percent for those without the comorbid disorders who did not receive counseling, about 31 percent for those with the comorbid disorders who did receive counseling, and nearly 35 percent for those without the disorders who received counseling.
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In West Virginia many patients have "comorbid" conditions that require a cocktail of drugs to treat, says Peggy King, pharmacy director for West Virginia's Bureau for Medical Services.
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In West Virginia many patients have "comorbid" conditions that require a cocktail of drugs to treat, says Peggy King, pharmacy director for West Virginia's Bureau for Medical Services.
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In West Virginia many patients have "comorbid" conditions that require a cocktail of drugs to treat, says Peggy King, pharmacy director for West Virginia's Bureau for Medical Services.
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Most often insomnia is a "comorbid" disorder, present with another medical illness, mental disorder or sleep disorder, or associated with certain medications or substances.
Emaxhealth 2008
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I was somewhat surprised, since my understanding of co-existing (or "comorbid", in doctor-and-researcher-speak) conditions were things such as depression and diabetes, depression and eating disorders, and diabetes and eating disorders ...
Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes 2008
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Most often insomnia is a "comorbid" disorder, present with another medical illness, mental disorder or sleep disorder, or associated with certain medications or substances.
Emaxhealth 2008
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Most often insomnia is a "comorbid" disorder, present with another medical illness, mental disorder or sleep disorder, or associated with certain medications or substances.
Emaxhealth 2008
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Epilepsy and fibromyalgia are the big two, with pretty much everything the fibro's comorbid with.
Odin's Day shiftercat 2009
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This means chronic pain and fatigue, and a host of other comorbid conditions.
Odin's Day justbeast 2009
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It is beyond reasonable doubt that inflammation and depression are correlated with each other – or comorbid, to use some unlovable but important medical jargon.
From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier | Edward Bullmore Edward Bullmore 2020
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