Verwicklung, Schwierigkeit; Verschlimmerung einer Krankheit durch hinzukommende Störungen.
(lat.)Verflechtung, Verwicklung; Erschwerung, Schwierigkeit; in der Medizin Verschlimmerung durch zusätzl. auftretende Probleme.
ETYM Latin compliasion: cf. French complication.
1. The act or process of complicating; SYN. complicating.
2. Something jumbled or confused; SYN. tangle, snarl.
3. A situation or condition that is complex or confused.
4. A development that complicates a situation; SYN. ramification.
5. Any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease.