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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
In medicine, a complication is the undesired development or the unexpectedly difficult course of a disease, trauma or therapy. Complications are therefore secondary events. | In medicine, a complication is the undesired development or the unexpectedly difficult course of a disease, [[trauma]] or therapy. Complications are therefore secondary events. | ||
In relation to drug therapy, the term "side effect" is used rather than "complication". | In relation to drug therapy, the term "side effect" is used rather than "complication". | ||