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Definition of Moribund

1. Adjective. Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.

2. Adjective. Being on the point of death; breathing your last. "A moribund patient"

Definition of Moribund

1. a. In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.

2. n. A dying person.

Definition of Moribund

1. Adjective. Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring. ¹

2. Adjective. Almost obsolete, nearing an end. ¹

3. Noun. A person who is near to dying. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moribund

1. being about to die [adj]

Medical Definition of Moribund

1. In a dying state; dying; at the point of death. "The patient was comatose and moribund." (Copland) Origin: L. Moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moribund

morganite morganites morgans morgay morgays morgen morgens morglay morglays morgue

morguelike morgues moria morian morias moribund (current term) moribundities moribundity moribundly moribundness

moribunds moric moric acid moriche moriches moricizine moriform morigeration morigerous morikrase

Literary usage of Moribund

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1900)
"moribund —it may be fragmented—free parasites (Fig. 2.5) are often a source of confusion to the beginner. Their nature is frequently misunderstood ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"anti-toxin was not used during the first three days and those in which the patients were moribund at the time of injection or died within twenty- four hours ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"The patient, when first seen by him, was apparently moribund, in profound coma, with livid face and cold extremities. The pulse would beat 8-10 times with ..."

4. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1895)
"... as having been the author of " The Psychical Aspects of Insanity," "The Shadow- Line of Insanity," "Medical New York in 1800," "Signs of the moribund ..."

5. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1916)
"This belief in the moribund condition of slavery prevented the convention from realizing the actual effect of the concessions which were made. ..."

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