complications
Things going wrong
Complications are factors that make something more difficult or complex.
A medical complication is a secondary condition arising from an existing illness or its treatment: Pneumonia developed as a complication of the flu.
More broadly, complications are entanglements or obstacles that emerge in any situation: There were complications with the paperwork.
The word implies that what seemed straightforward has become messy.
Reversals of progress
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
- barriersThings blocking access
- impedimentsThings that obstruct progress
- roadblocksObstructions blocking forward movement
stumbling blocks · bottlenecks · hindrances · snags · hitches · glitches · pitfalls · traps
State of elaborate complexity
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
elaborate · entangled · interwoven · tangled · knotty · byzantine · labyrinthine · compounded
Unintended treatment consequences
- adverse reactionsUnwanted responses to treatment
- infectionsMicrobial invasions causing disease
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- hemorrhagingExcessive blood loss
sepsis · postoperative · morbidity · contraindications · risk factors · prognosis · symptoms · flare-ups
Urgent, unstable situations
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- disastersRuinous events causing suffering
- catastrophesDisastrous events of great magnitude
- ordealsSeverely difficult experiences
tribulations · hardship · adversity · predicaments · quandaries · dilemmas · quagmires · muddles
setbacks
Reversals of progress
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
- barriersThings blocking access
- impedimentsThings that obstruct progress
roadblocks · stumbling blocks · bottlenecks · hindrances · snags · hitches · glitches · pitfalls · traps · difficulties
intricacy
State of elaborate complexity
- nuanceSlight shade of difference
- layersStacked levels or coatings
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
convoluted · elaborate · entangled · interwoven · tangled · knotty · byzantine · labyrinthine · compounded · ramified
side effects
Unintended treatment consequences
- adverse reactionsUnwanted responses to treatment
- infectionsMicrobial invasions causing disease
- inflammationProtective tissue response
hemorrhaging · sepsis · postoperative · morbidity · contraindications · risk factors · prognosis · symptoms · flare-ups · recurrence
crises
Urgent, unstable situations
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- disastersRuinous events causing suffering
- catastrophesDisastrous events of great magnitude
ordeals · tribulations · hardship · adversity · predicaments · quandaries · dilemmas · quagmires · muddles · jams
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- medical outcomessurvival rate, cure rate, mortality, death rate, remission
- deathsnatural death, violent death, sudden death, accidental death, tragic death
- illnessdisease, sickness, illness, ailment, disorder
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- obstaclesbarriers, block, obstacles, barrier, blockers
complicationssimplicities
Qualities of being uncomplicated
simplicity · straightforwardness · clarity · plainness · simpleness
complicationssolutions
Answers to problems
answers · resolutions · remedies · fixes · cures
complicationssmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
plain sailing · clear sailing · clear path · easy going · simplifications
- birth complicationsDangerous events during delivery
- pregnancy complicationsHealth problems during gestation
- flu complicationsMedical problems following influenza
- surgical complicationsNegative outcomes from procedures