Noun
der Morbus
disease
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plural Morbi
Meanings
Noun
- disease
Example sentence
Bei ihm wurde Morbus Crohn diagnostiziert.
He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
Word forms
singular
der Morbus
plural
die Morbi
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Morbus
Accusativeden Morbus
Dativedem Morbus
Genitivedes Morbus
Plural
Nominativedie Morbi
Accusativedie Morbi
Dativeden Morbi
Genitiveder Morbi
Usage
- Morbus Crohn — Crohn's disease; Morbus appears in Latin-derived disease names.
- Morbus / Krankheit — The medical Latin-derived noun versus the general German word disease.
Die Autorin beschreibt, wie ihre Familie mit Morbus Parkinson umgeht.
The author describes how her family copes with Parkinson's disease.