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Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mor·bid·i·ty
Pronunciation: mor-'bid-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
1 : a diseased state or symptom <lumbar puncture, if improperly performed, may be followed by a significant morbidity -- Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : the incidence of disease : the rate of sickness (as in a specified community or group) <while TB mortality has declined fairly steadily, morbidity has been rising -- Time> -- compare MORTALITY 2

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