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patient vs index case

index case vs patient

patient and index case both are nouns.

patient is an adjective but index case is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patient Yes Yes No No
index case Yes No No No
As nouns, index case is a hyponym of patient; that is, index case is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than patient:
  • patient: a person who requires medical care
  • index case: the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study
patient (noun) index case (noun)
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study
a person who requires medical care
patient (adjective) index case (adjective)
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
Difference between patient and index case

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