Meanings
nounpatient under investigation (plural patients under investigation)
plural patients under investigation
- public healthA person who had been in close contact with a patient who has a confirmed infection or/and who may have been to place where there is an outbreak or superspreading event.
Synonyms: PUI
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see patient, under, investigation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who had been in close contact with a patient who has a confirmed infection or/and who may have been to place where there is an outbreak or superspreading event.
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patient under investigation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patient%20under%20investigation
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“patient under investigation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patient%20under%20investigation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patient under investigation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patient%20under%20investigation.
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