complication

n obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving n pain resulting from rapid change in pressure

a complication.

the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face

induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)