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Examples of complication in a Sentence
The negotiations stalled when complications arose.
Pneumonia is a common complication of AIDS.
She experienced complications during her pregnancy.
The patient died of complications from surgery.
Recent Examples of complication from the Web
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Either option would bring a long line of questions and complications.
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But complications worsen over time, and can make even simple tasks like showering and getting dressed nearly impossible, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Among those complications: What happens when one resident’s right to medical marijuana bumps up against another resident’s desire for smoke-free air, or even a medical need for smoke-free air?
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There are added complications like meeting each other's dietary needs and respecting health goals or limitations.
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The study came after nearly two years of Texas garnering national and international scrutiny over the number of women dying from preventable childbirth complications.
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Last summer and fall, Cummings was away from Washington for about three months after surgery to repair a heart valve, followed by infection and complications.
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There’s a lot to be learned from studying real people, in all their devilish complications.
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Common complications related to childbirth include hemorrhaging, chronic issues like high blood pressure and drug overdoses.
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First Known Use of complication
15th century
complication Synonyms
Synonyms
ail, ailment, bug, complaint, condition, disease, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness, trouble;
Near Antonyms
fitness, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wholeness, wholesomeness;
Related Words
contagion, contagious disease;
debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, lameness, sickliness, unhealthiness, unsoundness, unwellness, weakness;
epidemic, pest, pestilence, plague;
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COMPLICATION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of complication for English Language Learners
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: something that makes something harder to understand, explain, or deal with
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medical : a disease or condition that happens in addition to another disease or condition : a problem that makes a disease or condition more dangerous or harder to treat
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Definition of complication for Students
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