comorbidity

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, comorbidity has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Dec 2025).

In medicine, comorbidity refers to the simultaneous presence of two or more medical conditions in a person; often co-occurring with a primary condition. It originates from the Latin term morbus prefixed with co- ("together") and suffixed with -ity. Comorbidity includes all additional ailments a person may experience alongside a primary diagnosis, which can be either physiological or psychological in nature. In the context of mental health, comorbidity may refer to the concurrent existence of men