Index
Index (Medicine)
Index (pronounced: /ˈɪndɛks/) is a term used in medicine to refer to a statistical measure of a certain health aspect or condition. It is often used to quantify or measure the severity or extent of a disease or condition in a patient. The term originates from the Latin word 'index', meaning 'pointer' or 'indicator'.
Etymology
The term 'index' is derived from the Latin word 'index', which means 'one that points out'. In the context of medicine, it is used to point out or indicate a particular health aspect or condition.
Related Terms
- Body Mass Index (BMI): A measure that uses height and weight to determine if a person's weight is healthy.
- Glycemic Index (GI): A ranking of carbohydrates on a scale from 0 to 100 based on how they affect blood sugar levels.
- Cardiac Index (CI): A measure of the cardiac output of a patient, adjusted for their body size.
- Disease Severity Index (DSI): A measure used to quantify the severity of a disease in a patient.
- Index Case: The first documented patient in the onset of an epidemiological investigation, or the first case of a condition or syndrome to be described in the medical literature.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Index
- Wikipedia's article - Index
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