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nouna development that complicates a situation
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nounpuzzling complexity
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nounany disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another diseasetype of:
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nouna situation or condition that is complex or confusedtype of:
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Definition that contains complication
- iatrogenic induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
- denouement the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
- air embolism obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving
- pure absence an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
- limb-girdle muscular dystrophy an autosomal recessive form of muscular dystrophy that appears anywhere from late childhood to middle age; characterized by progressive muscular weakness beginning either in the shoulder or pelvic girdle; usually progresses slowly with cardiopulmonary complications in the later stages
- quinsy a painful pus filled inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues; usually a complication of tonsillitis
- erythema nodosum leprosum an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face
- simple absence an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
- synechia adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness
- gas embolism obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving