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Comorbid vs Intercurrent - What's the difference?

comorbid | intercurrent | see also |

Comorbid is a see also of intercurrent.


As adjectives the difference between comorbid and intercurrent

is that comorbid is (medicine|of a disease or symptom) that occurs at the same time as another while intercurrent is running between or among; intervening.

As a noun intercurrent is

something intervening.

comorbid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine, of a disease or symptom) That occurs at the same time as another
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    • , passage=Research shows that depression is often comorbid with other psychiatric and physical illnesses citation , title=Healthy People 2000 , year=2000}}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , passage=They found that PTSD (50,3% men, 36.5% women), alcohol dependence (60.5% men, 8.1% women) and comorbid alcohol dependence and PTSD (69.6% men, 11.7% women) were common. , url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2SXuXnlz3PgC&pg=PA151&dq=comorbid&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=FZX5SrflN4XgyAT_kJjlDg
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    • , title=Mental Health Atlas 2005 , year=2005 }}

    Related terms

    * comorbidly * comorbidity

    External links

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    intercurrent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Running between or among; intervening.
    • (Boyle)
    (Bishop Fell)
  • (medicine, of a disease or condition) Simultaneous; occurring at the same time as, or during the period of, another condition.
    • (Dunglison)
  • (medicine, of a disease or condition) Not belonging to any particular season.

    • Derived terms

    * intercurrently

    See also

    * comorbid

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something intervening.
    • (Holland)
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