multimorbidity

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noun

The condition of being multimorbid.

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Meanings

nounmultimorbidity (usually uncountable, plural multimorbidities)

plural multimorbidities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe condition of being multimorbid.

    Yet people with multiple health problems — a condition known as multimorbidity — are largely overlooked both in medical research and in the nation’s clinics and hospitals.

    2009 March 31, Siri Carpenter, “Treating an Illness Is One Thing. What About a Patient With Many?”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
polymorbidity

Origin

From multi- + morbidity.

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Translations

Finnish monisairaus
  • monisairausthe condition of being multimorbid
Greek πολυνοσηρότητα
  • πολυνοσηρότητα (polynosirótita)the condition of being multimorbid
Cite this entry
APA

multimorbidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimorbidity

MLA

“multimorbidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimorbidity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multimorbidity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimorbidity.

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