coexisting

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co·ex·ist

(kō′ĭg-zĭst′)

intr.v. co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists

1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place.

2. To live in peace with another or others despite differences, especially as a matter of policy: "I've been wrestling with the dilemma of how you coexist with those you hate" (Ariel Dorfman).

co′ex·is′tence n.

co′ex·is′tent adj.

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Adj.

coexisting - existing at the same time

coexistent

synchronal, synchronic, synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations"

References in classic literature ?

The first consideration is the clearness of our perception of the man's relation to the external world and the greater or lesser clearness of our understanding of the definite position occupied by the man in relation to everything coexisting with him.

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In the featured study, the authors enrolled patients who had either fibromyalgia or a diagnosis of arthritis or lupus, but not patients with fibromyalgia coexisting with an underlying rheumatic disease.

Coexisting Conditions

(8-10) Therefore, coexisting KRAS or BRAF mutations in the MAPK pathway with PIK3CA mutations in the mTOR pathway are common in colorectal cancers.

Clinical Validation of Coexisting Activating Mutations Within EGFR, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathways in Lung Cancers

Through a variety of different media, Jews and Ukrainians explores the political, societal, and economic arms within the coexisting but rarely converging Eastern European Jewish and Ukrainian communities.

Paul Robert Magocsi & Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern: Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence

The incidence of twin pregnancies with a live foetus and coexisting complete hydatidiform mole is 1 per 22,000 to 100,000 conceptions.

Complete hydatidiform mole in a triplet pregnancy with coexisting two live foetuses--a case report and review of literature

With impressive size and extreme detail of patterned scraping overlaid with fine brushwork filling every available surface space, Nacion presents an elaborate and stunning collection of 24 full-length portraits of women and men from different countries and times coexisting in a heavenly garden full of trees and flowers.

Nacion's 'Heaven on Earth' explores cosmologies

You start to learn what he does with this stuff and how the both of them are coexisting."

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To the best of our knowledge, this the first case report of a patient with unilateral complete ureteral duplication and ureteral stone without coexisting complications, including collecting system obstruction, VUR and/or ureterocele.

Unilateral complete ureteral duplication with distal ureteral stone: a rare entity

Here we studied the effects of coexisting HC and HT on coronary endothelial function.

Hypercholesterolemia and hypertension have synergistic deleterious effects on coronary endothelial function

Summary: BEIRUT: Head of the Episcopal Commission for the Media, Bishop Bechara Rahi said Tuesday that Lebanon believed in the unity of its church and various religions coexisting together.