Comorbidity, multimorbidity, polypathy - three views on the combined pathology

Abstract

History of the development of terminology and concepts of comorbidity has traced. Terms as comorbidity, multimorbidity, syntropy and polypathy was analyzed in the historical and etymological aspects. These terms are often used as synonyms, but each of them represents different looking on a single phenomenon. Usage of different terminology gives us versatile look at such a complex and multifaceted problem, as combined pathology.

Keywords

• сочетанная патология
• коморбидность
• мультиморбидность
• синтропия
• полипатии