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Meanings of complication in medicine in English

Russian
осложнение
Portuguese
complicação
Spanish
complicación en medicina
Catalan
complicació en medicina

Unfavourable evolution of a disease, a health condition or a therapy, which may adversely affect the prognosis or outcome.

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        However, with increasing age, RP was associated with significantly higher complication rates.
        Pubmed
        2
        Mr Cocker said the game added another complication for children and parents.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Severe rejection may lead to graft loss, a complication difficult to predict.
        Pubmed
        4
        Context: Pheochromocytoma crisis is a feared and potentially lethal complication of pheochromocytoma.
        Pubmed
        5
        But recently, a study published in Nature Medicine introduced a worrying complication.
        Wired
        1
        Rathke said there was no medical complication that would change that expectation.
        Reuters
        2
        Purely as elective surgery, not because there's any medical complication that calls for it.
        Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
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        Nineteen percent of patients had a medical complication that required transfer to an acute care facility.
        Pubmed
        4
        Women were excluded from the study if they had their labor induced for a medical complication.
        Reuters
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        A single mother who was working on a casual basis fell behind in rent because she had a medical complication.
        The Guardian