comorbid
Coexisting medical conditions
Comorbid describes medical conditions that occur together in the same patient: Depression is often comorbid with anxiety disorders.
The term appears frequently in clinical and research contexts when discussing how diseases interact or complicate treatment.
Comorbidity is the noun form, referring either to the state of having multiple conditions or to the additional condition itself.
Existing at once
- concurrentHappening at once
- co-occurringHappening alongside another
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- concomitantAccompanying circumstance or condition
parallel · synchronous · overlapping · coincident · interrelated · interconnected · accompanying · associated
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
- obesityExcess body fat condition
PTSD · bipolar · ADHD · substance abuse · chronic pain · heart disease · schizophrenia · OCD
Identification of illness
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- treatmentCare for an ailment
management · prognosis · risk factor · patient · symptom · presentation · complexity · burden
Study of disease spread
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- associationGroup with shared aim
- incidenceRate of occurrence
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
cohort · study · data · statistical · population · syndrome · etiology · pathophysiology
coexisting
Existing at once
- concurrentHappening at once
- co-occurringHappening alongside another
- simultaneousHappening at same time
concomitant · parallel · synchronous · overlapping · coincident · interrelated · interconnected · accompanying · associated · linked
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- hypertensionChronic elevated arterial pressure
obesity · PTSD · bipolar · ADHD · substance abuse · chronic pain · heart disease · schizophrenia · OCD · eating disorder
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- prevalenceState of being widespread
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
treatment · management · prognosis · risk factor · patient · symptom · presentation · complexity · burden · outcome
epidemiology
Study of disease spread
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- associationGroup with shared aim
- incidenceRate of occurrence
longitudinal · cohort · study · data · statistical · population · syndrome · etiology · pathophysiology · mechanism
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- medical termsdiagnosis, disorder, surgery, disease, illness
- psychobabbletriggered, gaslighting, toxic, trauma bond, narcissist
comorbiduncomplicated
Easy to understand
isolated · simple · unaccompanied · standalone · singular
comorbidhealthy
In good physical condition
disease-free · asymptomatic · well · unaffected · fit
comorbidindependent
Free from external control
unrelated · unassociated · separate · discrete · unconnected