Значение

значений: 2
  1. The initial patient in the population of an epidemiological investigation.

  2. (переносно, разговорное)The source or origin of something.

Происхождение

Originally patient O (standing for out of California), referring to Gaëtan Dugas, a supers

Originally patient O (standing for out of California), referring to Gaëtan Dugas, a superspreader of AIDS who was at the time erroneously believed to have introduced the virus to the United States. The letter O was later misinterpreted as a zero.

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Формы

мн. число: patient zeros / patient zeroes / patients zero
Ед. числоpatient zero
Мн. числоpatient zeros / patient zeroes / patients zero

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 1

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patient zero — значение, примеры, формы, синонимы | Krumeto