noun
1 problem
ADJECTIVE
▪ major
▪ added , additional , further
▪ undue , unnecessary
▪ political
VERB + COMPLICATION
▪ add , cause
▪
The presence of an armed gang added a major ~.
▪ avoid
▪
We always try to avoid any unnecessary ~s.
COMPLICATION + VERB
▪ arise , ensue , occur
▪
Further ~s arose when they published an interview with his family.
2 medical
ADJECTIVE
▪ acute , dangerous , life-threatening , serious , severe
▪ fatal
▪ chronic , long-term
▪ minor
▪ significant
▪ common
▪ rare
▪ local
▪ potential
▪ birth , diabetic , medical , post-operative , pregnancy
VERB + COMPLICATION
▪ develop , have , suffer
▪
She developed ~s two weeks after the treatment.
▪ die from , die of
▪ cause
▪ avoid , prevent
COMPLICATION + VERB
▪ arise , develop , occur
▪
Complications develop if the drug is not used correctly.
▪ result from sth
COMPLICATION + NOUN
▪ rate
▪
~ rates from eye surgery
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ with
▪
~s with her pregnancy.
▪ ~ from
▪
He died of ~s from cancer surgery.
▪ ~ of
▪
the devastating ~s of diabetes
PHRASES
▪ a risk of ~s
▪
The treatment carries a high risk of ~s.
▪ ~s related to sth
▪
He died from ~s related to diabetes.