morbidity
[ mawr-bid-i-tee ]
/ mɔrˈbɪd ɪ ti /
noun
a morbid state or quality.
the proportion of sickness or of a specific disease in a geographical locality.
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Words nearby morbidity
morazán, morbid, morbid anatomy, morbid obesity, morbidezza, morbidity, morbidity rate, morbific, morbihan, morbilli, morbilliform
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Example sentences from the Web for morbidities
She trusted his affection, respected his cleverness, and instinctively guessed at his vanities and morbidities.
Old Kensington|Miss ThackerayThey are shocked by the morbidities of Dostoievsky and Strindberg.
The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell
British Dictionary definitions for morbidities
morbidity
/ (mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ) /
noun
the state of being morbid
Also: morbidity rate the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
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Medical definitions for morbidities
morbidity
[ môr-bĭd′ĭ-tē ]
n.
The quality of being morbid.
A diseased state.
The incidence or prevalence of a disease.
Morbidity rate.
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