index patient

noun

Synonym of patient zero.

Meanings

nounindex patient (plural index patients)

plural index patients

  1. epidemiologySynonym of patient zero.

    Synonyms: patient zero

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of patient zero.

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