comorbid

adjective

co·​mor·​bid (ˌ)kō-ˈmȯr-bəd 

: existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition

comorbidity

(ˌ)kō-ˌmȯr-ˈbi-də-tē 

noun

plural comorbidities

Examples of comorbid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The comorbid conditions may be independent of each other or the consequences of the other. —James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025

Older residents also experience chronic conditions at higher rates than younger residents, and many are diagnosed with comorbid physical and mental health conditions. —Tom Chiodo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024

Related Conditions Two conditions are comorbid with Grover's disease: cancer and renal disease.3 Interestingly, data suggests that Grover's disease is comorbid not only with cancer and end-stage renal disease but also with treatments for these diseases. —Francisco J. Rivera Rosario, Health, 8 Aug. 2024

The treatment choices for a person with heart disease will be based on the risk factors, comorbid conditions, and individual considerations for taking the drug. —Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 18 July 2024

The researchers also took into account demographics, liver and kidney function, vital signs, health care use, medication use, recent visits to pain or mental health clinics, or comorbid conditions. —Isabella Cueto, STAT, 22 May 2024

Pharmacotherapy recommendations: The ADA says medications for comorbid conditions associated with weight gain should be minimized whenever possible. —Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 2 Feb. 2024

Regardless of which came first, any comorbid condition can greatly compound the disease: Hypertension High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a condition in which your blood pressure regularly measures above 130 mmHg systolic and 80 mmHg diastolic. —Debra Manzella, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023

Multiple weekly oncology appointments are often the norm, and patients with comorbid conditions like diabetes or heart disease must also include their primary care doctors in the mix. —Bobby Green, Fortune, 5 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

co- + morbid

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comorbid

• premorbid
• morbid

Medical Definition

comorbid

adjective

co·​mor·​bid (ˌ)kō-ˈmȯr-bəd 

: existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition

laparoscopic surgery for symptomatic gallstones may be contraindicated by comorbid cardiopulmonary disease

comorbidity

-mȯr-ˈbid-ə-tē 

noun

plural comorbidities

Recent epidemiological studies have shown a major comorbidity of migraine with depression.

—K. M. A. Welch, Scientific American Medical Bulletin