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patient under investigation

patient under investigation noun: a 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.

Noun

patient under investigation (plural patients under investigation)

  1. (public health) A 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
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see patient, under, investigation.

Synonyms of patient under investigation

Forms of patient under investigation

pluralpatients under investigation

Questions about patient under investigation

What does patient under investigation mean?
Patient under investigation means a 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.
What part of speech is patient under investigation?
Patient under investigation is a noun.
What is the plural of patient under investigation?
The plural of patient under investigation is patients under investigation.

Words near patient under investigation in the dictionary

  1. patient contact
  2. patient contacts
  3. patient dumping
  4. patient information leaflet
  5. patient information leaflets
  6. patient under investigation
  7. patient zero
  8. patient zeroes
  9. patient zeros
  10. patientcare
  11. patienter

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