Definition of intercurrent in English:
intercurrent
adjective ɪntəˈkʌr(ə)ntˌɪn(t)ərˈkərənt
1Medicine
(of a disease) occurring during the progress of another disease.
intercurrent infection with other microbes
Example sentencesExamples
- One patient dropped out due to intercurrent illness, one patient was lost to follow-up, and one patient left the study due to personal reasons.
- Investigations showed no evidence of intercurrent infection.
- All have an insidious onset, progress slowly over years, and death is usually due to an intercurrent illness and not directly due to the disease itself.
- These interleukins are triggered by inflammation, tissue damage, or intercurrent infections.
- Older adults often get acute intercurrent illnesses in which fluid replacement is an important component of treatment.
2rare (of a time or event) intervening.
Example sentencesExamples
- Telephone interviews were conducted in six intercurrent years.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin intercurrent- 'intervening', from the verb intercurrere.
Definition of intercurrent in US English:
intercurrent
adjectiveˌin(t)ərˈkərəntˌɪn(t)ərˈkərənt
1Medicine
(of a disease) occurring during the progress of another disease.
complicated by intercurrent infection with other microbes
Example sentencesExamples
- These interleukins are triggered by inflammation, tissue damage, or intercurrent infections.
- Older adults often get acute intercurrent illnesses in which fluid replacement is an important component of treatment.
- All have an insidious onset, progress slowly over years, and death is usually due to an intercurrent illness and not directly due to the disease itself.
- Investigations showed no evidence of intercurrent infection.
- One patient dropped out due to intercurrent illness, one patient was lost to follow-up, and one patient left the study due to personal reasons.
2rare (of a time or event) intervening.
Example sentencesExamples
- Telephone interviews were conducted in six intercurrent years.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin intercurrent- ‘intervening’, from the verb intercurrere.