Title: morbidity
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - morbidity
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15893
Status: current

Definition
Any departure, subjective or objective, from a state of physiological or psychological well-being: In this sense, "sickness", "illness", and "morbid condition" are similarly defined and synonymous.

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1265 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15893/xml

Citation: Citation: 'morbidity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15893
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