morbosity en · NOUN
Etymology
Latin morbositas.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A diseased state; unhealthiness.
For as the inference is fair, affirmatively deduced from the action to the organ, that they have eies because they see; so it is also from the organ to the action, that they have eies, therefore some sight designed; if we take the intention of Nature in every species, and except the casuall impediments, or morbosities in individuals.
1646/50, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica:
- (countable, uncountable) a morbid feature
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morbosities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
es morbosidad (Translations)