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February 07, 2008, 23:13
rubyhatchet
concomitant
Found an interesting word in an article today: concomitant.

quote:
"Patients with this illness often have concomitant psychological problems, which would not be surprising no matter what the cause: A debilitating disease is as likely to be a cause of depression as the result of it."

February 08, 2008, 06:31
zmježd
Kalleh just mentioned concomitant shortly before you arrived, Ruby (here).


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February 08, 2008, 08:22
arnie
Kalleh is thinking of the word as a synonym for concurrent. The way it's used here, it's more like coming with.

Close, but slightly different shades of meaning.


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February 08, 2008, 19:38
Kalleh
Yes, I agree, arnie, that they aren't perfectly synonymous. "Concomitant" seems to be used a lot in medical writing.
February 08, 2008, 20:00
rubyhatchet
It's an excellent example of its use in medical writing then, especially because the next sentence nicely explains the meaning of concomitant.