co-morbidity
Noun
Meaning
co-morbidity (plural co-morbidities)
Alternative form of comorbidity
Examples
"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: the childhood co-morbidity that most influences the disability burden in Tourette syndrome".
In the larger studies, 9% were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and 5% with major depression, with evidence of much psychiatric co-morbidity.
Sundquist K, Johansson LM, DeMarinis V, Johansson SE, Sundquist J. Posttraumatic stress disorder and psychiatric co-morbidity: symptoms in a random sample of female Bosnian refugees.
Co-morbidity (diabetes, chronic diseases) is already prevalent.