Main Entry: mor·bid·i·ty

Pronunciation: \mȯr-ˈbid-ət-ē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mor·bid·i·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