Morbidity - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Morbidity : (noun)
1: the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year [syn: deathrate, death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate]
2: the relative incidence of a particular disease
3: the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you [syn: unwholesomeness, morbidness] [ant: wholesomeness]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Morbidity : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Morbidity : Morbidity: Illness, disease.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Morbidity
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Morbidity - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Morbidity