Complication
Pronunciation : Com`pli*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. compliasion: cf. F. complication.]
Definition : 1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entaglement; 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.)
Defn: A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913