Discordance: 1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in only one member of a couple.
2. In genetics, the presence of a phenotype such as asthma in only one members of a twin pair.
3. In clinical care, lack of agreement between physician and patient.
In all sense, disconcordance is as opposed to concordance. From dis- + the Latin concordare, to agree = not to agree.
Definition of DISCORDANCE. 1: the state or an instance of being discordant. 2: dissonance. See discordance defined for kids » Examples of DISCORDANCE <there was a ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( dÄ-skôr ' dns ) n. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord. Genetics . The presence of a given genetic ...
dis·cor·dance (d-skôr dns) n. 1. The state or an instance of disagreement; discord. 2. Genetics The presence of a given genetic trait in only one member of a pair ...
noun 1. a discordant state; disagreement; discord . 2. an instance of this. 3. dissonance. 4. Geology . lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular ...
noun: conflict. Synonyms: argument , clash , confrontation , contention , controversy ... noun: disagreement or fight, often brief. Synonyms: affray, argument, battle ...