NCIt definition : Morbidity; the relative incidence of a particular disease in a population.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A disease or the incidence of disease within a population. Morbidity also
refers to adverse effects caused by a treatment.; CDISC-GLOSS: Departure from physiological or psychological health, i.e., disease,
injury, or disability. NOTE: Most often measures of morbidity frequency characterize
the number of persons in a population who become ill (incidence) or are ill at a given
time (prevalence). See also morbidity rate, incidence, prevalence, mortality rate,
incidence rate, virulence.;