underlying condition
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandcondition
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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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condition
noun
uk/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/us/kənˈdɪʃ.ən/
the particular state that something or someone ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandconditionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There were no marked differences between the two groups of patients with respect tounderlyingcondition.
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Nosocomial transmissions were more common in cases with than without anunderlyingcondition.
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The prevalence of eachunderlyingconditionwas similar among patients infected with either virus variant.
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Patients were assumed to have the sameunderlyingconditionas the one initially identified.
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It is usually intractable, even when patients receive maximal medical therapy for theirunderlyingcondition.
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Injecting drug use was the riskiestunderlyingconditionand was associated with the highest attributable risk.
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Nevertheless, it may be useful to have a definitive diagnosis, even though treatment for theunderlyingconditionmay not be available or considered inappropriate.
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At the time of diagnosis, 64 (50 %) of 129 non-neonatal patients had at least oneunderlyingcondition, most frequently a haematological malignancy.
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The patients were routinely screened for possible underlying conditions including complement deficiencies, and no patient was detected with anyunderlyingconditionthat could have contributed to their outcome.
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Breathlessness can be caused by a multiplicity of factors, as it may be due to theunderlyingcondition, the consequences of treatment, or the presence of concurrent diseases.
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Although nearly one third of the patients in our study had at least oneunderlyingcondition, information on current influenza immunization status was not collected prospectively.
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Obviously, severe bipolar disorder was hisunderlyingcondition, but, before we could get very far in treating it, we had to deal with his dense lack of insight.
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In 1996, theunderlyingconditionwas misdiagnosed, so the wrong treatment was prescribed: selectivity was presented as the answer, but the question itself was poorly understood.
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That is what we may call theunderlyingconditionof long-distance policy in this matter.
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That is true even if the person would die from his or herunderlyingcondition.
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By temporarily improving their sight a more seriousunderlyingcondition, such as glaucoma, may be masked.
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Four patients were reported to have died from theunderlyingcondition.
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The peritonitis having subsided, an operation has been performed for theunderlyingcondition.
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Again he claimed, but, since theunderlyingconditionwas the same, we were again obliged to reject his claim.
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I cannot quickly think of an example of medication where theunderlyingconditionwould not be caught under the definition.
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It is true that concern was expressed about distinguishing between patients on the grounds of theirunderlyingcondition.
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Some tremors respond to treatment of theunderlyingcondition.
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