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单词 index case
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index case

[ in-deks keys ]
/ ˈɪn dɛks ˌkeɪs /

noun Pathology.

the first documented instance of a disease or other medical condition in a population, especially the first infection in an epidemic.
(loosely) index patient.

Origin of index case

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby index case

indetermination, indeterminism, index, indexation, index card, index case, index crime, Index Expurgatorius, index extensor muscle, index finger, index fossil
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British Dictionary definitions for index case

index case

noun

med the first case of a disease, or the primary case referred to in a report
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for index case

index case

n.

proband
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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