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Webster 1913 Edition


Intercurrent

Inˊter-cur′rent

,
Adj.
[L.
intercurrens
, p. pr. of
intercurrere
: cf. F.
intercurrent
. See
Intercur
.]
1.
Running between or among; intervening.
Boyle.
Bp. Fell.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
Not belonging to any particular season.
(b)
Said of diseases occurring in the course of another disease.
Dunglison.

Inˊter-cur′rent

,
Noun.
Something intervening.
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition


Intercurrent

INTERCUR'RENT

,
Adj.
[L. intercurrens.]
1.
Running between or among.
2.
Occurring; intervening.

Definition 2024


intercurrent

intercurrent

English

Adjective

intercurrent (not comparable)

  1. Running between or among; intervening.
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  2. (medicine, of a disease or condition) Simultaneous; occurring at the same time as, or during the period of, another condition.
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  3. (medicine, of a disease or condition) Not belonging to any particular season.

Derived terms

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Noun

intercurrent (plural intercurrents)

  1. Something intervening.
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Latin

Verb

intercurrent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of intercurrō