| 单词 | index patient |
| 释义 | index patient[ in-deks pey-shuhnt ] / ˈɪn dɛks ˌpeɪ ʃənt / noun Pathology.the first person known to have a particular disease or other medical condition in a population, especially the first patient in an epidemic known to have contracted the infection: The index patient did not immediately test positive, and consequently spread the virus for several days. Also called in·dex case pa·tient [in-deks keys pey-shuhnt] /ˈɪn dɛks ˌkeɪs ˌpeɪ ʃənt/ . See also patient zero (def. 1). Origin of index patientFirst recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby index patientindex-linked, index mineral, index number, Index of Industrial Production, index of refraction, index patient, index plate, index set, India, India chintz, India ink Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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