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complicación

complication

noun kohm-plee-kah-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Complicación covers both a medical complication (complicaciones postoperatorias) and a general difficulty (surgió una complicación). The plural complicaciones is far more frequent than the singular. The verb is complicar; its reflexive complicarse means 'to become complicated' or informally 'to make life difficult for oneself'.

Examples

"El médico explicó las posibles complicaciones."

Natural Translation

The doctor explained the possible complications.

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