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What is the definition or description of: morbidity?

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Measure sickness: An epidemiologist might talk about how much disability / how much lost work time is produced by a particular illness that is epidemic or endemic. A hospital "morbidity" conference deals with sickness that has developed in patients that might not have been expected from their underlying illnesses.

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Answered 3/26/2013

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