| morbid impulse | An impulse that drives one to commit some act, usually of a deviant or forbidden nature, notwithstanding efforts to restrain oneself. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| morbid obesity | Obesity sufficient to prevent normal activity or physiologic function, or to cause the onset of a pathologic condition. Simple obesity, obesity resulting when caloric intake exceeds energy expenditure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbid thirst | An abnormal or excessive thirst, or a craving for unusual forms of drink. Synonym: dipsosis, morbid thirst. Origin: G. Dipseo, to thirst (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbidity | A diseased condition or state, the incidence of a disease or of all diseases in a population. (18 Nov 1997) |
| morbidity rate | The sickness rate, the number of people who are sick or have a disease compared with the number who are well. (09 Oct 1997) |
| morbific | Synonym: pathogenic. Origin: L. Morbus, disease, + facio, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbifical | Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific matter. Origin: L. Morbus disease + -ficare (in comp) to make: cf. F. Morbifique. See -fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morbigenous | Synonym: pathogenic. Origin: L. Morbus, disease, + G. -gen, producing (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbility | A diseased condition or state, the incidence of a disease or of all diseases in a population. (18 Nov 1997) |
| morbilli | Synonym: measles. Origin: Mediev. L. Morbillus, dim. Of L. Morbus, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbilliform | Resembling measles. Origin: see morbilli (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbillivirus | <virology> A genus of the family paramyxoviridae (subfamily paramyxovirinae) where all the virions have haemagglutinin but not neuraminidase activity. All members produce both cytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusion bodies. Type species is measles virus, other species include canine distemper virus and the related seal virus. Infections mainly cause acute disease in their hosts, although in some cases infection is persistent and leads to degenerative conditions. (08 Mar 2000) |
| morbillous | Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly. Origin: LL. Morbilli measles, dim. Of L. Morbus disease: cf. F. Morbilleux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| morbilous | Relating to measles. Origin: see morbilli (05 Mar 2000) |
| morbose | Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy. Origin: L. Morbosus, fr. Morbus disease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |