index of suspicion

English

Noun

index of suspicion (plural indexes of suspicion) (abbreviated IoS, IOS)

  1. (medicine) The level of suspicion that a disease or condition is the underlying diagnosis based on the available findings in a patient.
    a high index of suspicion
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