comorbidity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001438",
  "term": "comorbidity",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "public health",
    "morbidity",
    "quality of life"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "comorbilidad"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/comorbidity/"
}