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morbidity
noun mor·bid·i·ty \mȯr-ˈbi-də-tē\
Definition of MORBIDITY
1
: the quality or state of being morbid
2
: the relative incidence of disease
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First Known Use of MORBIDITY
circa 1721
Rhymes with MORBIDITY
acidity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, floridity, fluidity, frigidity, gelidity, gravidity, humidity, hybridity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, placidity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, rigidity, sapidity, solidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torridity, turbidity, turgidity, validity, vapidity, viridity, viscidity
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morbidity
noun mor·bid·i·ty \mȯr-ˈbid-ət-ē\
plural mor·bid·i·ties
Medical Definition of MORBIDITY
1
: a diseased state or symptom <lumbar puncture, if improperly performed, may be followed by a significant morbidity—Journal of the American Medical Association>
2
: the incidence of disease : the rate of sickness (as in a specified community or group) <while TB mortality has declined fairly steadily, morbidity has been rising—Time>—compare mortality 2
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