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index case
index casen.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.index case n (Medicine) med the first case of a disease, or the primary case referred to in a report Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | index case - the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological studyepidemiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of diseasepatient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" |
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pro·band (prō'band), In human genetics, the patient or member of the family that brings a family under study. Synonym(s): index case [L. probo, to test, prove] index casen.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.index case See Index patient, see there. in·dex case (in'deks kās) The first case in the investigation of the outbreak of a potentially epidemic disease. Index caseThe first case of a contagious disease in a group or population that serves to call attention to the presence of the disease.Mentioned in: SyphilisLegalSeeIndexFinancialSeeindexindex case
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