Editing Comorbidity (section)

{{Short description|Presence of more than one medical condition in a patient}}
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In [[medicine]], '''comorbidity''' refers to the simultaneous presence of two or more [[medical conditions]] in a patient; often [[wikt:co-occur#Verb|co-occurring]] (that is, [[wikt:concomitant#Adjective|concomitant]] or [[wikt:concurrent#Adjective|concurrent]]) with a primary condition. It originates from the [[Latin]] term {{Lang|la|morbus}} (meaning "sickness") prefixed with {{Lang|la|co-}} ("together") and suffixed with ''-ity'' (to indicate a state or condition).<ref>{{Citation |title=comorbidity |date=2022-02-07 |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=comorbidity&oldid=65757558 |work=Wiktionary |language=en |access-date=2022-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=comorbidity {{!}} Etymology of comorbidity by etymonline |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/comorbidity |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=www.etymonline.com |language=en}}</ref> Comorbidity includes all additional ailments a patient may experience alongside their primary diagnosis, which can be either physiological or psychological in nature. In the context of [[mental health]], comorbidity frequently refers to the concurrent existence of [[mental disorders]], for example, the co-occurrence of [[Depressive disorder, major|depressive]] and [[anxiety disorders]]. The concept of [[multimorbidity]] is related to comorbidity but is different in its definition and approach, focusing on the presence of multiple diseases or conditions in a patient without the need to specify one as primary.