morbid
adjective
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc..
premorbid
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a word derived from
morbid.
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According to Hungarian pediatrician Dr. Denes Molnar, fully 9% of obese children and adolescents already suffer from a premorbid condition known as metabolic syndrome.
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