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NOUN (5)

1. the act or process of complicating;

2. a situation or condition that is complex or confused;
- Example: "her coming was a serious complication"

3. any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease;
- Example: "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"

4. a development that complicates a situation;
- Example: "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
[syn: complication, ramification]

5. puzzling complexity;
[syn: complicatedness, complication, knottiness, tortuousness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Complication \Com`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. compliasion: cf. F.
   complication.]
   1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being
      complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts;
      entanglement; complexity.
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            A complication of diseases.           --Macaulay.
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            Through and beyond these dark complications of the
            present, the New England founders looked to the
            great necessities of future times.    --Palfrey.
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   2. (Med.) A disease or diseases, or adventitious
      circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying
      a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

complication
    n 1: the act or process of complicating
    2: a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her
       coming was a serious complication"
    3: any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or
       because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common
       complication in cases of paralysis"
    4: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's
       decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn:
       complication, ramification]
    5: puzzling complexity [syn: complicatedness, complication,
       knottiness, tortuousness]