- borderline case
- an instance of a disease in which the symptoms resemble those of a recognized condition but are not typical of it.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
borderline case
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borderline case — Synonyms and related words: aliene, bedlamite, blind bargain, chance, contingency, crackbrain, crackpot, dement, demoniac, double contingency, energumen, fanatic, flake, fou, gamble, guess, idiot, kook, loon, loony, lunatic, madman, maniac,… … Moby Thesaurus
borderline case — condition which is hard to classify because it does not have all of the necessary characteristics of any group … English contemporary dictionary
borderline case — / bɔ:dəlaɪn keɪs/ noun a worker who may or may not be recommended for a particular type of treatment, such as for promotion or dismissal … Dictionary of banking and finance
The Borderline Case — is a Hardy Boys novel.Frank and Joe head to Greece, thanks to a student exchange program. What they don t know is that a deadly plot, binded by espionage, treason, and crime, is slowly making it s way to the Hardys. Now, stuck between the Greece… … Wikipedia
borderline — /bawr deuhr luyn /, adj. 1. on or near a border or boundary. 2. uncertain; indeterminate; debatable: not an alcoholic, but a borderline case. 3. not quite meeting accepted, expected, or average standards. 4. approaching bad taste or obscenity: He … Universalium
borderline — 1 adjective borderline case/candidate/decision etc a situation in which you are not sure whether someone or something is acceptable: Borderline candidates will take an oral exam to decide their final result. 2 noun 1 (singular) the point at which … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Borderline personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.3 ICD 9 301.83 … Wikipedia
case — noun 1 example ADJECTIVE ▪ classic, textbook, typical ▪ clear, obvious, simple ▪ It was a simple case of mistaken identity … Collocations dictionary
case — I n. legal action argument 1) to hear, try a case (the court will not hear this case) 2) to argue, plead a case (the lawyer argued the case skillfully) 3) to make (out), present, state; take a case (she made out a good case for her client; the… … Combinatory dictionary
borderline — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun PREPOSITION ▪ on the borderline ▪ music on the borderline between sacred and secular ▪ She s on the borderline between a first and second class honours degree. (BrE) ▪ borderline … Collocations dictionary
