morbididad
The Tagalog word for the English term morbidity is morbididad.
Morbididad is a noun used to describe the incidence of a disease expressed as a rate.
Meaning: incidence of a disease as a rate (noun)
Did you know?
- While morbididad is used in formal medical statistics, everyday Tagalog speakers would never use it to describe someone's gloomy or unhealthy mood.
- The word morbididad is a direct loanword from Spanish, reflecting the deep influence of the Spanish colonial medical system on the Philippine health vocabulary.
- In Philippine health reports, you will often see morbididad paired with mortalidad, as these two terms are used as a rhythmic pair to distinguish between sickness rates and death rates.
Examples in context
- Mataas ang morbididad ng sakit na ito.The morbidity of this disease is high.
- Inaalam nila ang morbididad ng dengue sa rehiyon.They are checking the morbidity rate of dengue in the region.
Example conversation
Two health workers are discussing local health statistics.
- JoseMaria, tingnan mo ang ulat tungkol sa morbididad.Maria, look at the report regarding the morbidity.
- MariaBakit tumaas ang morbididad sa barangay na ito?Why did the morbidity increase in this village?
- JoseMarahil ay dahil sa kawalan ng malinis na tubig.Perhaps it is due to the lack of clean water.
- MariaKailangan nating gawan ito ng paraan agad.We need to find a way to address this immediately.
