morbidity
noun/mɔrˈbɪdɪti/
Frequency rank: #13,702 most common English word
Meaning
The condition of being diseased or the rate at which a disease occurs in a population.
Example sentence
The researchers studied morbidity rates in urban areas to better understand the spread of chronic disease.
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