patient 0

A form of patient zero — The initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation.

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Meanings

nounpatient 0 (plural patient 0s)

plural patient 0s

  1. alternativeepidemiologyAlternative form of patient zero (“index case”).
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patient 0. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patient%200

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“patient 0.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patient%200. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patient 0,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patient%200.

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