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index case  
n.  The earliest documented case of a disease included in an epidemiologic study.
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Main Entry: index case
Function: noun
1 : an instance of a disease or a genetically determined condition that is discovered first and leads to the discovery ofothers in a family or population
2 : INDEX PATIENT index case when hewas aged 59 years —Stephanie B. Matthews & Anthony Campbell>
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index case n.
See proband.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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