Definitions for morbidity
mɔrˈbɪd ɪ timor·bid·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. morbiditynoun

   the relative incidence of a particular disease

2. morbidity, morbidnessnoun

   an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind

   "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity"

3. unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbiditynoun

   the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. morbiditynoun

   The quality of being unhealthful, morbid

2. morbiditynoun

   The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected.

3. morbiditynoun

   An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.

4. morbiditynoun

   Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery.

5. Etymology: Recorded since 1656; from morbid, from morbidus, from morbus, from the root of mori or from a Proto-Indo-European base mor "to rub, pound, wear away".

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1. morbidity

   Morbidity refers to the state of being diseased or unhealthy within a population. It is used in the field of epidemiology to understand the prevalence and incidence of diseases in specific populations. Morbidity can be measured through various indexes such as the number of people who have a particular disease, the rate at which the disease occurs in a population, and the impact of the disease on quality of life.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Morbiditynoun

   the quality or state of being morbid

2. Morbiditynoun

   morbid quality; disease; sickness

3. Morbiditynoun

   amount of disease; sick rate

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morbidity

   The proportion of patients with a particular disease during a given year per given unit of population.

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1. • Incidence
   • Quality

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of morbidity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of morbidity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of morbidity in a Sentence

1. Ashish Shah:

   With these catheter platforms, the morbidity and the downtime for the patient is dramatically less, what we don't know is about durability and long term -- how these valves... will perform over the course of 10 to 15 years.

2. Eric Adler:

   What's particularly concerning is the increased mortality associated with heart failure in young people, it's a shame, because Eric Adler have better therapeutics than Eric Adler've ever had before for heart failure : better medicines, better surgeries and mechanical devices that support the failing heart. So it's certainly a bit discouraging from the standpoint of someone that focuses on heart failure to see that despite Eric Adler best efforts and new technologies, Eric Adler're seeing an increase in the prevalence and morbidity associated with heart failure.

3. Carlos Pellegrini:

   The exploratory laparotomy in general is a relatively straightforward procedure for which mortality or morbidity are very low.

4. Anthony Fauci:

   This could be a major outbreak. I hope not. Or it could be something that's reasonably well controlled, at the end of the day, this will ultimately go down. Hopefully we could protect the American public from any serious degree of morbidity or mortality. That's the reason why we've got to do the things that we have in our plan.

5. Elizabeth Cherot:

   What happened in 2020 and 2021 compared with 2019 is Covid, this is sort of my reflection on this time period, Covid-19 and pregnancy. Women were at increased risk for morbidity and mortality from Covid. And that actually has been well-proven in some studies, showing increased risks of death, but also being ventilated in the intensive care unit, preeclampsia and blood clots, all of those things increasing a risk of morbidity and mortality.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=morbidity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Morbidity
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morbidity