(military) A patient whose injuries and/or illness are relatively minor, permitting the patient to walk and not require a litter.

(informal, derogatory) A recurring patient who cannot be definitively cured, such as one whose condition is undiagnosable or untreatable or who presents nebulous symptoms.

(epidemiology) The initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation.

plural of patient zero

Alternative spelling of outpatient

plural of patient contact

Contact between a patient and a health professional.

A transgender patient.

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

(epidemiology) Alternative form of patient zero (“index case”)