| 单词 | index case | 
| 释义 | index case n. 1.  The earliest identified occurrence of a disease or disorder, usually as part of an epidemiological investigation of a patient population or a genetic study of a family.  2.  The first patient who has such a disease or disorder. Also called  proband,  propositus.  | 
	
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