单词 | morbidity rate |
释义 | > as lemmasmorbidity rate morbidity rate n. the ratio of the number of cases of a disease to the number of people in a particular population at any one time or over a given period. ΚΠ 1889 Science June 506/1 During the first six months of service the nurse enjoys comparative immunity from infection. After that, the mortality and morbidity rate steadily rises for three years. 1939 A. K. Kurtz & H. A. Edgerton Statistical Dict. 108 Morbidity rate, the ratio of the number of cases of a particular disease in a year to the midyear population, usually expressed per 100,000. 1971 Brit. Med. Bull. 27 11/2 The respiratory morbidity-rates were far in excess of those found in English areas with comparable levels of pollution. 2001 Israel Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 3 940 It was expected that these immigrants would have a higher morbidity and mortality rate similar to that in the former USSR. < as lemmas |
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