The word "concomitant" means occurring during the same time period. It usually refers to secondary symptoms that occur with a main symptom.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 02/20/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.