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intercurrent
in·ter·cur·rent [ ìntər kúrrənt, ìntər kúr ənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. occurring during other disease: occurring during and changing the course of an already existing disease
treating an intercurrent infection
2. simultaneous or intervening: occurring at the same time as something else or during the period between two other events ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < Latin intercurrent-, present participle of intercurrere "run between" < currere "to run"]

in·ter·cur·rence noun
in·ter·cur·rent·ly adverb
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