Hypertext Webster Gateway: "complication"
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) 1.7 (wn)
complication
n 1: the act or process of 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: puzzling complexity [syn: {complicatedness}, {knottiness}]
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