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MORBIDITY
unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity
(noun) the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you
morbidity, morbidness
(noun) an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; “his fear of being alone verges on morbidity”
morbidity
(noun) the relative incidence of a particular disease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
morbidity (countable and uncountable, plural morbidities)
The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom.
(medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.
(medicine, countable) An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.
(medicine, countable) Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.
(demography, insurance) The sickness rate of a population.
Synonyms
• morbidness
• unwholesomeness
Source: Wiktionary
Mor*bid"i*ty, n.
1. The quality or state of being morbid.
2. Morbid quality; disease; sickness. C. Kingsley.
3. Amount of disease; sick rate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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