What does morbo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word morbo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use morbo in Italian.

The word morbo in Italian means disease, Disease, Syndrome, legionnaire's disease. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word morbo

disease

sostantivo maschile (malattia di tipo epidemico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il morbo è stato isolato in laboratorio.

Disease, Syndrome

sostantivo maschile (nome di varie malattie) (name of illness)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suo nonno è stato colpito dal morbo di Parkinson.
His grandfather was struck by Parkinson's Disease (or: Syndrome).

legionnaire's disease

sostantivo maschile (malattia polmonare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La malattia del legionario è una malattia infettiva.

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