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单词 intercurrent
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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.

 
 
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