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morbidity

[mawr-bid-i-tee] / mɔrˈbɪd ɪ ti /




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Heat exposure has been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, especially among women, a major review, external of studies on the effects of heat exposure found.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Levine said recent studies show that a lower sperm count is associated with higher morbidity — meaning a low sperm count can be a marker of poor health in general.

From Salon May 15, 2026

The book presents a multigenerational supergroup of stupidity, opportunism and, occasionally, earnest morbidity.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

"Climate change is increasing the frequency of hot nights, which may independently contribute to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by impairing sleep and autonomic recovery," he said.

From Science Daily Feb. 11, 2026

In this, the atmosphere, no matter how coarse, has a verve and an essential joviality that casts out morbidity.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

Prof Mabbott said: "Living a lot longer, but suffering from the multiple morbidities that can accompany ageing, and in-and-out of hospital for another tissue transplant does not sound an attractive way to spend my retirement!"

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

"Adjuvant therapies, in this case senolytics, have the potential of becoming valuable and effective treatments targeting OSA-induced morbidities."

From Science Daily Jan. 3, 2024

Counties with fewer resources, limited know-how, and infrequent exposure to severe weather events are ill-equipped to record data on climate-related illness and morbidities, let alone report them to the federal government.

From Scientific American Sep. 6, 2023

Scientists then started looking into underlying biological mechanisms that can cause long-term psychiatric morbidities.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2023

It has many beautiful things inwoven with its morbidities.

From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin




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