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Re:Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins by RobotToaster on Saturday May 11, 2024 @02:22PM (#40329761)
> Or does it just mean “are found together when discussing this disease?”

this.

"morbid" is from the Latin root "morbus", meaning sickness.

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Re:Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins by Waterluvian on Saturday May 11, 2024 @02:29PM (#40329796)
Ahhh okay. My mind had catalogued it to mean death.
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Re:Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins by toasterlovin on Saturday May 11, 2024 @03:38PM (#40330162)
In common use ("don't be morbid", "that's morbid") I agree that 'morbid' has a connotation of death, so I don't think your understanding is wrong. In this case, a 'co-morbidity' is a term of art in the medical literature with the specific meaning of "occurring with".
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Re:Metabolism of autism reveals developmental origins by selimthegrim on Saturday May 11, 2024 @03:09PM (#40330031)
Hence’s the CDC’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report”
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