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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. 2. (Med.) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: complication n 1: the act or process of complicating [syn: {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: {ramification}] 5: something jumbled or confused [syn: {tangle}, {snarl}] 6: puzzling complexity [syn: {complicatedness}, {knottiness}]
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