morbidity

== English == === Etymology === Recorded since 1721; from morbid +‎ -ity, from Latin morbidus (“diseased”), from morbus (“disease”), from the root of morī (“to die”) or from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to rub, pound, wear away”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === morbidity (countable and uncountable, plural morbidities) The quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause. The quality of being morbid; an attitude or state of mind marked by gloom. (medicine) The incidence of a disease, as a rate of a population which is affected. (medicine, countable) An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness. (medicine, countable) Adverse effects caused by a medical treatment such as surgery. (demography, insurance) The sickness rate of a population. ==== Synonyms ==== morbidness unwholesomeness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === soreness valetudinarianism === References ===