单词	morbidity
释义	morbidity noun mor·​bid·​i·​ty mȯr-ˈbi-də-tē  1 : the quality or state of being morbid especially : an attitude, quality, or state of mind marked by excessive gloom … there must have been some strange morbidity in his nature which made him take a grim pleasure in self-torture. Somerset Maugham 2 : a diseased state or symptom : ill health Parasitic protozoans and helminths represent two major groups of infectious agents that are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in human and animal populations. Adel A. F. Mahmoud also : a complication or undesirable side effect following surgery or medical treatment Because laryngectomy results in substantial functional morbidity, including the loss of the natural voice … alternative forms of treatment have been developed. The New England Journal of Medicine 3 : the incidence of disease : the rate of illness (as in a specified population or group) Because the young lack immune capability, the morbidity of viral upper respiratory diseases often reaches 100 percent of kittens in a litter or household. Margaret Reister also : the incidence of complications or undesirable side effects following surgery or medical treatment … radical prostatectomy in this setting … is associated with a very high morbidity. Phillip W. Kantoff Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The disease causes high morbidity, with approximately 70 percent of cases requiring hospitalization. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2022 Harris said investments in the latest federal budget proposal include, for example, about half a billion dollars to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates. NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022 The bill would also likely increase the state’s already-high infant and woman morbidity and mortality rates, intrude on the patient-physician relationship and possibly result in physicians fleeing the state, obstetricians and gynecologists said. cleveland, 26 May 2022 So how does sitting in a sauna for 20 minutes multiple times a week achieve reductions in morbidity on par or exceeding that of prescription medication and other Western medicine interventions? Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022 Mortality and morbidity — the words their profession uses for death and illness — are on one side of the equation, and tools like seat belts, blood pressure medication, smoking-cessation programs and vaccines are on the other. Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022 The borough has the highest rates of child asthma and asthma morbidity in the country. NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022 Of 225 drug approvals for which mortality and morbidity information was listed on the FDA plan website, only 20% had data showing benefits and side effects for Black patients, according to the analysis, which was published in Health Affairs. Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Mar. 2022 The organization cited a new study, included in its weekly morbidity and mortality report, that examined the electronic health records of millions of patients at 40 U.S. health care systems between Jan. 1, 2021, and Jan. 31 of this year. Erin Prater, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition morbidity noun mor·​bid·​i·​ty mȯr-ˈbid-ət-ē  plural morbidities 1 : a diseased state or symptom : ill health Parasitic protozoans and helminths represent two major groups of infectious agents that are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in human and animal populations. Adel A. F. Mahmoud, Nature also : a complication or undesirable side effect following surgery or medical treatment Because laryngectomy results in substantial functional morbidity, including the loss of the natural voice … alternative forms of treatment have been developed. The New England Journal of Medicine 2 : the incidence of disease : the rate of illness (as in a specified population or group) Because the young lack immune capability, the morbidity of viral upper respiratory diseases often reaches 100 percent of kittens in a litter or household. Margaret Reister, Cat Fancy also : the incidence of complications or undesirable side effects following surgery or medical treatment … radical prostatectomy in this setting … is associated with a very high morbidity. Phillip W. Kantoff, Scientific American Medicine compare mortality sense 2
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