comorbid

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/kəʊˈmɔː(ɹ).bɪd/

adjective

That occurs at the same time as another.

OriginEnglish morbid ← Latin morbidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

adjectivecomorbid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineThat occurs at the same time as another.

    Research shows that depression is often comorbid with other psychiatric and physical illnesses

    2000, Healthy People 2000
    1 more example

    They found that PTSD (50,3% men, 36.5% women), alcohol dependence (60.5% men, 8.1% women) and comorbid alcohol dependence and PTSD (69.6% men, 11.7% women) were common.

    2005, Mental Health Atlas 2005

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
multimorbid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mer-der.?
  9. Latinmorbus
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Latinmorbidus
  12. Englishmorbid
  13. Englishcomorbid

From co- + morbid.

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Translations

Finnish komorbidinen
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German komorbid
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Indonesian komorbid
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Vietnamese mắc kèm, đồng mắc
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APA

comorbid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comorbid

MLA

“comorbid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comorbid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comorbid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comorbid.

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