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Morbidity
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Refers to having a disease or a symptom of disease, or to the amount of disease within a population. Morbidity also refers to medical problems caused by a treatment. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Morbidity; the relative incidence of a particular disease in a population. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A disease or the incidence of disease within a population. Morbidity also refers to adverse effects caused by a treatment. (NCI Dictionary)
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