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multimorbid

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Suffering from more than one chronic illness at the same time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *mer-der.? Latin morbus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin morbidusder. English morbid English multimorbid From multi- + morbid.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: monisairas — suffering from more than one illness
  • German: multimorbid — suffering from more than one illness
  • Greek: πολυνοσηρός (polynosirós) — suffering from more than one illness
  • Serbo-Croatian: multimorbidan — suffering from more than one illness