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Morbidity
Rate of disease incidence.
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Morbidity
The extent of illness, injury, or disability in a defined population. It is usually expressed in general or specific rates of incidence or prevalence.
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Morbidity
The condition of being diseased. The morbidity rate is the proportion of sick to healthy animals.
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morbidity
[n] - the relative incidence of a particular disease
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morbidity
the incidence in the population of particular medical conditions.
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morbidity
Any departure, subjective or objective, from a state of physiological or psychological well-being: in this sense, â€œsicknessâ€?, â€œillnessâ€?, and â€œmorbid conditionâ€? are similarly defined and synonymous.
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Morbidity
Illness or harm.
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Morbidity
the state of being ill or having a disease
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Morbidity
A figure that shows the susceptibility of a population to certain diseases. Usually shown as the number of cases, which occur annually per thousand or other unit of population. Also: a diseased condition or state
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morbidity
The condition of being diseased. The morbidity rate is the percentage of people who are affected by a particular condition.
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Morbidity
Morbidity: Illness, disease.
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Morbidity
Mor·bid'i·ty noun 1. The quality or state of being morbid. 2. Morbid quality; disease; sickness. C. Kingsley. 3. Amount of disease; sick rate.
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morbidity
A diseased condition or state, the incidence of a disease or of all diseases in a population. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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morbidity
morbidness noun an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; `his fear of being alone verges on morbidity`
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morbidity
noun the relative incidence of a particular disease
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morbidity
Incidence of ill health. It is measured in various ways, often by the probability that a randomly selected individual in a population at some date and location would become seriously ill in some period of time. Contrast to mortality. Contexts: demography; history
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morbidity
(mor-bid´ĭ-te) a diseased condition or state. the incidence or prevalence of a disease or of all diseases. See also morbidity rate.
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Morbidity
• (n.) Morbid quality; disease; sickness. • (n.) The quality or state of being morbid. • (n.) Amount of disease; sick rate.
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morbidity
a diseased condition or state; the incidence of a disease or of all diseases in a population.
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morbidity
morbidity, morbidness 1. A diseased state. 2. The incidence or prevalence of a disease. 3. Morbidity rate; the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1 000 per year; death rate, mortality, mortality rate, fatality rate. 4. The quality of being unhealthy and gener...
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morbidity
Type: Term Pronunciation: mōr-bid′i-tē Definitions: 1. A diseased state. 2. The ratio of sick:well people in a community. 3. The frequency of the appearance of complications following a surgical procedure or other treatment. Synonyms: morbility
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Morbidity
A disease or the incidence of disease within a population. Morbidity also refers to adverse effects caused by a treatment.
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Morbidity
A disease or the incidence of disease within a population. Morbidity also refers to adverse effects caused by a treatment.
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morbidity
A disease or the incidence of disease within a population. Morbidity also refers to adverse effects caused by a treatment.
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morbidity
The condition of being diseased. The morbidity rate is the percentage of people who are affected by a particular condition.
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