单词 | index case |
释义 | 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 caseFirst recorded in 1935–40 Words nearby index caseindetermination, indeterminism, index, indexation, index card, index case, index crime, Index Expurgatorius, index extensor muscle, index finger, index fossil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for index caseindex case nounmed 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 caseindex 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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