Associations to the word «Morbidity»

Wiktionary

MORBIDITY, noun. The quality of being unhealthful, morbid, sometimes including the cause.
MORBIDITY, noun. (medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.
MORBIDITY, noun. (medicine) (countable) An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.
MORBIDITY, noun. (medicine) (countable) Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.

Dictionary definition

MORBIDITY, noun. The relative incidence of a particular disease.
MORBIDITY, noun. An abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity".
MORBIDITY, noun. The quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope