Used attributively before nouns, particularly in medical and technical contexts, to denote something relating to or associated with complications (e.g., “complication rate”).

complicationEmploi attributif, surtout en médecine.

The study compared complication rates between the two surgical techniques.

L’étude a comparé les taux de complications entre les deux techniques chirurgicales.

Definitions

complicationnoun

A circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.

The project faced several complications that delayed its completion.

A secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one.

The patient developed a complication after surgery, which required additional treatment.

The process or result of making something more complex or difficult.

The complication of the rules made the procedure hard to follow.

complicationadjective

Relating to or associated with a complication, especially a medical one.

The study compared complication rates between the two surgical techniques.