"patient under investigation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: patients under investigation [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|patients under investigation}} 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
    Sense id: en-patient_under_investigation-en-noun-nLq4P6al Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Health Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Health: 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see patient, under, investigation.
    Sense id: en-patient_under_investigation-en-noun-7YIZUWKC

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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