Definition of morbidity Morbidity

/mɔɹbɪˈdʌti/ - [morbidutee] - mor•bid•i•ty

We found 12 definitions of morbidity from 5 different sources.

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What does morbidity mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: morbidities

morbidity - an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity"
  morbidness
  cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes
morbidity - the relative incidence of a particular disease
morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you
  unwholesomeness, morbidness
  wholesomeness the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you
  quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
  noisomeness, noxiousness, harmfulness the quality of being noxious
  perniciousness, toxicity grave harmfulness or deadliness
  deadliness, lethality the quality of being deadly
  jejunity, jejuneness quality of lacking nutritive value
  putrescence, rottenness the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • morbidity (Noun)
    The quality of being unhealthful, morbid.
  • morbidity (Noun)
    The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.
  • morbidity (Noun)
    An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.
  • morbidity (Noun)
    Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • morbidity (n.)
    The quality or state of being morbid.
  • morbidity (n.)
    Morbid quality; disease; sickness.
  • morbidity (n.)
    Amount of disease; sick rate.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • morbidity
    A rate representing the proportion of a population affected with a given illness.

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