01 n. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
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The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.“A complication of diseases.” — Macaulay.“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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A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.(Med.)