morbidity

mor·bid·i·ty

noun \mȯr-ˈbid-ət-ē\

plural mor·bid·i·ties

Definition of MORBIDITY

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