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Definition of morbidity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

morbidity

noun
 
/mɔːˈbɪdəti/
 
/mɔːrˈbɪdəti/
[uncountable]
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  1. (medical) the fact of having a particular disease; the number of people who have a particular disease
    • The programme aims to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with these chronic diseases.
    • the malaria morbidity rate
  2. a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death; the fact of being about these things
    • the morbidity of his ‘Morgue’ pictures
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