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mor·bid·i·ty

(môr-bĭd′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. mor·bid·i·ties

1. The quality of being morbid; morbidness.

2. The rate of incidence of a disease.

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morbidity

(mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ)

1. the state of being morbid

2. (Pathology) Also: morbidity rate the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mor•bid•i•ty

(mɔrˈbɪd ɪ ti)

n.

1. a morbid state or quality.

2. the proportion of a specific disease in a geographical locality.

[1715–25]

morbidity

the state or quality of being excessively gloomy. — morbid, adj.

morbidity

[mɔːˈbɪdɪtɪ] N & N

1. (= perverseness) → morbosidad f, lo malsano

2. (Med) → morbosidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

morbidity

(of idea, thought, jealousy, curiosity etc) → Krankhaftigkeit f; (of interest, attitude) → Unnatürlichkeit f; (of sense of humour, talk) → Düsterkeit f; (of novel, music) → Morbidität f; (of person) → Trübsinn m; (of poet etc) → Hang m → zu düsteren Gedanken, Morbidität f; (= gloominess) → Morbidität f

(Med) → Morbidität f; (of growth) → Krankhaftigkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mor·bid·i·ty

n. morbidez, morbosidad, enfermedad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

morbidity

n morbilidad f

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Evaluation of the morbility and mortality in newborn pneumothorax.

Characteristics of neonatal pneumothorax in Saudi Arabia: three years' experience

1 Maternal Mortality and Morbility: The Causes Have Changed Little Over the last few decades Main Causes of Maternal Deaths: Haemorrhage 24.8% Indirect causes 19.8% Other direct causes 7.9% Unsafe abortion 12.9% Obstructed labour 6.9% Hypertensive disorders 12.9% Sepsis 14.9% Note: Table made from pie chart.

A retrospective study of maternal mortality due to postpartum haemorrhage over the period of last 10 years in a tertiary care centre

Morbility and interference in seniors' functional ability.

Osteoarticular diseases and physical performance of Brazilians over 80 years old/Doencas osteoarticulares e desempenho fisico de idosos brasileiros com idade igual ou superior a 80 anos

Studies examining the effects of treatment compliance have found that adherence to treatment is a crucial factor to achieve good therapeutic results, contributes to reduce morbility and mortality, and improves quality of life (Cicolini, Palma, Simonetta, & Di Nicola, 2012).

Understanding the life experience of people on hemodialysis: adherence to treatment and quality of life

Multidisciplinary Predialysis Care and Morbility and Mortality of Patients on Dialysis.

Educacion sanitaria al paciente con enfermedad renal cronica avanzada. ?Existe evidencia de su utilidad?

Although the literature describes higher maternal morbility in ED pregnancies (pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, bleeding complications during the first trimester), a higher rate of complications (intrauterine growth restriction, congenital anomalies) for the fetus or newborn has not been demonstrated [4].

Relationship between maternal immunological response during pregnancy and onset of preeclampsia

Postnatal psychiatric morbility: A validation study of the GHQ-12 and the EPDS as screening tools.

Psychometric properties of the general health Goldberg GHQ-12 questionnaire applied at a hospital facility in the city of Medellin/Propiedades psicometricas del cuestionario de salud general de Goldberg GHQ-12 en una institucion hospitalaria de la ciudad de Medellin/Propriedades psicometricas do questionario de saude geral de Goldberg GHQ-12 em uma instituicao hospitalar da cidade de Medellin

Morbility and mortality factors in key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium).

Mortalidad invernal de ciervo de los pantanos (Blastocerus dichotomus) en humedales del noreste de Argentina

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Noun	1.	morbidity - the relative incidence of a particular disease incidence, relative incidence - the relative frequency of occurrence of something
	2.	morbidity - an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; "his fear of being alone verges on morbidity" morbidness cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
	3.	morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you unwholesomeness, morbidness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare noisomeness, noxiousness, harmfulness - the quality of being noxious perniciousness, toxicity - grave harmfulness or deadliness deadliness, lethality - the quality of being deadly jejunity, jejuneness - quality of lacking nutritive value putrescence, rottenness - the quality of rotting and becoming putrid unhealthfulness - the quality of promoting poor health