"morbus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morbuses [plural], morbi [plural]
Etymology: From Latin morbus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|morbus}} Latin morbus Head templates: {{en-noun|es|morbi}} morbus (plural morbuses or morbi)
  1. (medicine, formal) A disease. Tags: formal Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: cholera morbus, morbus Dupuytren
    Sense id: en-morbus-en-noun-9fQz12rL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for morbus meaning in English (1.9kB)

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