plural of index patient

(epidemiology) Synonym of index case (“patient zero”)

(medicine) The ponderal index. / (medicine) A statistical measure comparing the actual and desired weight of a person.

Synonym of Horowitz index

An assessment of lung function; the ratio of partial pressure of oxygen in blood (PaO2), and the fraction of oxygen in the inhaled air (FiO2).

Alternative spelling of glycemic index.

Of a book, having a thumb index.

A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled semicircular cut-outs in the fore edge of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., that allows quick access to various parts of the text.

(medicine, anthropology) A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.

(transitive) To index under a secondary heading or keyword, so that an item may be looked up or located in an alternative way.