Taber's Medical Dictionary
1case
(kās)
[L. casus, fall, accident, event]
1. An occurrence of disease. It is commonly but incorrectly used to refer to or mean a patient.
2. In law, a lawsuit or other action, or the facts and evidence for the action.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "1case." Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/1case.
1case. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/1case. Accessed October 8, 2026.
1case. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/1case
1case [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 October 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/1case.
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