Definitions for intercurrent

intercurrent in·ter·cur·rent

Spelling: [in-ter-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-]
IPA: /ˌɪn tərˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr-/

Intercurrent is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 345 anagrams from letters in intercurrent (ceeinnrrrttu).

Definitions for intercurrent

adjective

  1. intervening, as of time or events.
  2. Pathology. (of a disease) occurring while another disease is in progress.

Origin of intercurrent

1605-15; Latin intercurrent- (stem of intercurrēns) present participle of intercurrere to run between. See inter-, current

Examples for intercurrent

intercurrent, in-tėr-kur′ent, adj. running between: intervening.

One reason, it may be, why such a conclusion is not often reached is because of intercurrent maladies.

Although outbreaks of anxiety may be intercurrent, the dominant picture is of stupor.

Though this be not every where so, the intercurrent partitions in some places being very much thicker in proportion to the holes.

From all that we know, it is probable that their number in the meantime had undergone an intercurrent increase.

Patients are not infrequently carried off by intercurrent disease.

Proceeding to its natural termination without complications or intercurrent affections, death finally occurs from exhaustion.

The possibility of the three high temperatures with leucocytosis being due to intercurrent infections must be considered.

In those rare instances of generalized disease the patient has usually died from an intercurrent tuberculosis.

The enlargement is usually by no means so great, and no doubt is due in part to intercurrent infections.

Word Value for intercurrent
Scrable

14

Words with friends

18

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