pre-existing condition
die Vorerkrankung, die Vorerkrankungen
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pre-existing condition
A medical condition that existed before another illness, examination, or treatment, or that is still present. It may be important when assessing a person's health or planning further treatment.
Menschen mit bestimmten Vorerkrankungen haben bei einer Grippe ein erhöhtes Risiko für einen schweren Verlauf.
People with certain pre-existing conditions have an increased risk of developing a severe case of the flu.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Vorerkrankungen |
| genitive | der Vorerkrankung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Vorerkrankung | die Vorerkrankungen |
| accusative | die Vorerkrankung | die Vorerkrankungen |
| dative | der Vorerkrankung | den Vorerkrankungen |
| genitive | der Vorerkrankung | der Vorerkrankungen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Vorerkrankung' (pre-existing condition) consists of 'vor-' and 'Erkrankung' (illness). The element 'vor-' indicates the chronological order; it does not mean that the illness has since been cured.
Ihr Diabetes besteht seit vielen Jahren und ist für die geplante Operation eine wichtige Vorerkrankung.
Her diabetes has existed for many years and is an important pre-existing condition for the planned surgery.
Medical information often uses the patterns 'mit Vorerkrankungen' (with pre-existing conditions) and 'ohne Vorerkrankungen' (without pre-existing conditions). 'Mit' is followed by the dative, while 'ohne' is followed by the accusative.
Bei Patienten mit einer schweren Vorerkrankung wird die Behandlung besonders sorgfältig geplant.
For patients with a severe pre-existing condition, the treatment is planned especially carefully.
Auch Menschen ohne eine bekannte Vorerkrankung können schwer erkranken.
Even people without a known pre-existing condition can become seriously ill.
On medical forms, people are often asked to 'Vorerkrankungen angeben' (report pre-existing conditions). The collocations 'Vorerkrankungen erfassen' (record pre-existing conditions) and 'nach Vorerkrankungen fragen' (ask about pre-existing conditions) are used for documenting them.
Bitte geben Sie auf dem Fragebogen alle bekannten Vorerkrankungen an.
Please report all known pre-existing conditions on the questionnaire.
