complication
/ˌkɑm·plɪˈkeɪ·ʃən/ n [C]Definition
› something that makes a situation more difficult: This complication had not been foreseen. › medical A complication is a problem that develops from an existing illness, making treatment more difficult: He died from complications of diabetes.
(Definition of complication n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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