The phrase "aggravates a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that intensifies or worsens a situation or condition.
Example: "The loud noise from the construction site aggravates a stressful work environment."
Alternatives: "exacerbates a" or "intensifies a".
Smog not only clouds the air but aggravates a range of respiratory diseases.
In order to unravel whether implantation of MSCs aggravates a simultaneous bone infection, a hydrogel-supported osteomyelitis ostectomy model was developed in which rats received a femoral bone defect with rigid plate-fixation.
For Mr. Zuma, who made jobs the cornerstone of his campaign, the recent surge in unemployment to 23.5percentt not only complicates his ability to fulfill his promises, but also aggravates a problem that has long bedeviled the governing African National Congress: extreme levels of joblessness that have persisted even when South Africa, the region's richest nation, was growing robustly.
The volatility of the proteins in the soft corona aggravates a detailed investigation of the influence of the unstable part of the corona and thus most work has been spent on the investigation of the hard corona [4].
In line with our study, Leeman and coworkers recently reported that HFD-induced obesity aggravates a local infection, the periodontitis caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis [48].
Inappropriate culling of T cells during the priming process potentially aggravates a vicious cycle of increased cell death, lymphopenia, compensatory homeostatic cell proliferation, and cellular senescence.
When things start to unravel, leverage aggravates an already painful fall.
"This merely aggravates an already sensitive situation," says Michael Stewart, principal of Calgary's Ballinacurra Group.
Reed aggravated a jammed thumb he suffered a month ago in batting practice.
The insult apparently aggravated a preëxisting condition.
Rockets Coach Rick Adelman said McGrady aggravated a knee problem.
