Definition of Index case

1. Noun. The earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study.

Category relationships: Epidemiology
Generic synonyms: Patient

Medical Definition of Index case

1. A person who first draws attention to their family. For example, if my eye doctor discovers i have glaucoma and subsequently other cases of glaucoma are found in my family, i am the index case. Also called the propositus (if male) or proposita (if female). (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Index Case

indevotion
indevour
indevoured
indevouring
indevours
indevout
indew
indewed
indewing
indews
index's
index ametropia
index card
index cards
index case (current term)
index extensor muscle
index finger
index fingers
index fossil
index fossils
index fund
index hypermetropia
index myopia
index number
index of refraction
index register
index rerum
index term
index verborum

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