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, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/case__1_.
1case. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/case__1_. Accessed April 12, 2025.
1case. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/case__1_
1case [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750128/all/case__1_.
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