Glossary

Disease

Disease

Morbus·Also: Krankheit

«Morbus» is the Latin word for disease and is placed before many disease names, for example Morbus Crohn (Crohn's disease) or Morbus Parkinson (Parkinson's disease). It simply means «disease of».

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