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morbidity

noun C2
  1. The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected. (countable, uncountable)
  4. An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness. (countable)
  5. Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery. (countable)
  6. The sickness rate of a population. (countable, uncountable)

Plural morbidities

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