morbidity
/mɔːˈbɪdɪti/noun [mass noun] Medicine
1The condition of being diseased: the therapy can substantially reduce respiratory morbidity in infants...
- Zinc supplementation decreases the morbidity of lower respiratory tract infection in pediatric patients in the developing world.
- Giardia is a common human parasite that can cause significant morbidity.
- There is evidence that anti-inflammatory treatment can reduce morbidity from wheezing in early childhood.
1.1The rate of disease in a population: the levels of air pollution are associated with increased morbidity from respiratory diseases...
- The incidence of major morbidity (e.g., stroke) was less in the ambulatory surgery population than in age-matched controls from the surrounding area.
- A group of interested general practitioners started a service to collect morbidity data in the course of normal general practice.
- In epidemiological and interventional studies blood pressure predicts morbidity and mortality in elderly people as effectively as in the young.
