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Moribund

Mor′i-bund

,

Adj.

[L.

moribundus

, from

moriri

to die. See

.]

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

The patient was comatose and

moribund

.

Copland.

Mor′i-bund

,

Noun.

A dying person.

[R.]

Definition 2024

moribund

moribund

English

Adjective

moribund ‎(not comparable)

Approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.
Almost obsolete, nearing an end.

Derived terms

Translations

approaching death

Chinese:
Mandarin: 垂死 (zh) ‎(chuísǐ), 腐朽 (zh) ‎(fǔxiǔ), 瀕死 (zh), 濒死 (zh) ‎(bīnsǐ)
Finnish: kuoleva (fi)
French: moribond (fr)
German: moribund (de), todgeweiht (de)
Greek: ετοιμοθάνατος (el) m ‎(etoimothánatos)
Icelandic: dauðvona (is) m, (to be moribund) liggja fyrir dauðanum, að dauða kominn m
Irish: díbheo
Japanese: 瀕死の (ja) ‎(ひんしの, hinshi-no), 死にかけている ‎(shi-ni kakete iru)

Malay: nazak
Norwegian: døende (no)
Polish: umierający m, konający m
Portuguese: moribundo (pt) m
Russian: умира́ющий (ru) ‎(umirájuščij), агони́рующий ‎(agonírujuščij), загнива́ющий (ru) ‎(zagnivájuščij)
Serbo-Croatian: moribundan, umirući (sh), samrtnički (sh), agonalni
Spanish: moribundo
Swedish: döende (sv)

almost obsolete

Finnish: poistuva (fi), loppuva (fi), katoava (fi)
Hungarian: kihalófélben lévő

Russian: устарева́ющий (ru) ‎(ustarevájuščij), выходя́щий из употребле́ния ‎(vyxodjáščij iz upotreblénija)
Swedish: utdöende

Noun

moribund ‎(plural moribunds)

A person who is near to dying.