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> Or does it just mean “are found together when discussing this disease?” this. "morbid" is from the Latin root "morbus", meaning sickness.
by RobotToaster 2y ago
> Or does it just mean “are found together when discussing this disease?”
this.
"morbid" is from the Latin root "morbus", meaning sickness.
- Waterluvian 2y agoAhhh okay. My mind had catalogued it to mean death.
- selimthegrim 2y agoHence’s the CDC’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”
- toasterlovin 2y agoIn common use ("don't be morbid", "that's morbid") I agree that 'morbid' has a connotation of death, so I don't think your understanding is wrong. In this case, a 'co-morbidity' is a term of art in the medical literature with the specific meaning of "occurring with".